Aiken Road sells

21 Aiken Road, $6.2 million. Started off in May at $7.250 million, but Krissy Blake held the listing and found the buyer, so she’s probably already over her disappointment on not getting that full price, or soon will be.

The house is surprisingly nice, but its 10.3 acres are the draw here: it’s easy to look over the meadows and feel as though one is in Vermont. The late owner (died in 2002, held in trust since) was Harry Keefe, who was quite the man: founder of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, philanthropist, horseman, even added a bit of combat to his resume by serving three years in WW II —the ship he was commanding was sunk by enemy fire off Omaha Beach on D Day, “and didn’t lose a man”. I continue to be humbled by the men and women of the preceding generation.