You are cordially invited to enjoy the beauty and comfort of our historic Vermont home. Forty Putney Road is an elegant French Provincial estate overlooking the West River and the Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary, but just an easy three block walk to lively downtown Brattleboro. The lawns and gardens include one of the largest Japanese Maple trees in the United States.Forty Putney Road was built in 1930 for Dr. Charles Ripley, the director of the Brattleboro Retreat, a large, private mental hospital established in 1834. It remained a home for various Retreat directors until the early 1980's when it became a private residence. ...