This Home Is The 'Ugliest House' In Connecticut: HGTV

WETHERSFIELD, CT — A Wethersfield home made it to the finale of HGTV's "Ugliest House in America" series, before losing — if that's the right word — to an even uglier home in Minnesota.

Dubbed the "Italian Tile and Stained Glass Shop" by show host Marietta "Retta" Sirleaf ("Parks and Recreation," "Good Girls"), the house was introduced along with two other Connecticut contenders in the fifth episode of the show's sixth season. The show premiered on May 14 and featured the semi-finalists in the "The Nasty Northeast."

During each of its six seasons, the reality series traveled to five areas in the country, showcasing the three "ugliest" houses from each region in each episode. The top offenders are revisited in the season finale, where one is selected as the "Ugliest House in America." In addition to bragging rights, the home's owners receive a $150,000 home renovation from interior designer Alison Victoria.

The Wethersfield home's owner described the 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom home as a "cross between the Mafia and a porn set from the 70s."

"When we first bought the house we thought, 'Alright, this is unique,' but now we've been here for a few years … things that looked great in 1976, now? Not so much," he said.

With wallpaper "inspired by ancient Rome," the "Italian celebration of ornate style, crazy stonework, retro kitchens" (there are three) is "a throwback to the 70s in the worst way possible," Retta agreed.

The original owner, a mason, built the house himself in 1976, and its 4,102 square feet of "tile, marble, carpeting and stained-glass — all within reach!" have been "frozen in time" ever since, in the comedian's estimation.

Two other Connecticut homes made it to the semi-finals, the only houses in the Northeast ("a crazy collection of ugly") to make it that far up the ladder. The Westhersfield digs vied with a Putnam pink-and-blue themed Victorian-style house built in 1895, and a home in Coventry converted from a Knights of Columbus meeting hall, for its ugliest-in-Connecticut bona fides.

Retta rated the Westhersfield home's pure ugliness factor 5 out of 6, but in terms of its functionality ("not that bad"), the house earned a 4/6. A massive stone wall in the great room ("A heck of a focal point!") garnered the residence another 5/6 for its "surprise" factor.

Bur although the home contained "everything you need to build your very own Roman villa" — including a Venetian bridge in the foyer — it was not enough to defeat the Northern Regional representative in the finale, which aired this week. The "Amazing Technicolor Prison" in St. Cloud, MN, a teal-colored house constructed entirely of cinder blocks, will receive the $150,000 make over, and not a moment too soon.