History of Huntington Haven

Huntington Haven consists of three homes – the FarmHouse, the RanchHouse, and the CarriageHouse, on six acres of land in the Huntington section of Shelton. Each of the structures were former residences of the extended Pastore-Goodman family for almost 81 years. Built in the late-1930s, the Pastore-Goodman family, which combined the heritage of Gildo Pastore and Ann Goodman, purchased the property which consisted of 26 wooded acres and an unfinished “factory” building, 

They moved their growing family from a home on Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton to the remote area of the FarmHouse circa 1938.  The process of converting the building from a factory to a home began in earnest in the early 1940s, after most of the qualified men of the family had left for service in the military during World War II. The FarmHouse is currently the only structure on the property available to be reserved.

The RanchHouse owners and builders were Loretta (the third of five children in the Pastore family) and her husband Tony Annecchairico. Loretta was a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) in the Army during WWII where she met Tony, a B-17 pilot. Loretta’s brother John Pastore helped to build the house.

The CarriageHouse in the ForestPath, which is in the back 4 acres of Huntington Haven and has always been an “anchor” of the three-house site, was built by Grandfather Gildo and Uncle Jack, both being experienced contractors.  The CarriageHouse was occupied by family until about 2019, at which time the family took on a renovation project to upgrade all the aspects of the house.