Winvian Farm is a 113-acre (0.46 km2) private, luxury resort located in Morris, Connecticut.
Winthrop H. Smith, a founding partner of Merrill Lynch, and his wife, Vivian, purchased a 113-acre Connecticut farm in 1948, naming it "Winvian", after their combined names.
[1] Winvian Farm, located in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut contains eighteen individualized cottages and one master suite, is a private Relais & Chateaux, AAA 5-Diamond Hotel & Restaurant which utilized no fewer than fifteen architects on the project.
Each cottage has its own unique design based on each architect's vision to serve as a homage to Connecticut.
For example, the Helicopter Cottage houses a 17,000 pounds (7,700 kg) U.S. Coast Guard Sikorsky Sea King Pelican HH3F rescue helicopter in a guest bedroom equipped with all the amenities.