191 Mill Rock Rd Hamden, CT 06517

A welcoming home with a backyard that feels like the country, just steps from the city! 195 Mill Rock (a.k.a. 191 Mill Rock on town records) is an easy stroll from Edgerton Park's summer Shakespeare & garden festivals, and from the hiking trails of East Rock Park. Close to bus lines and just a few blocks from a Yale shuttle stop, the house is under 15 minutes by bike from downtown New Haven or the central Yale Campus, and less than 10 min by car from I91/95. Inside is a large book-lined living room with working fireplace, generous dining room, kitchen, half-bath & pantry/laundry on 1st floor; and an oversized master bedroom (with room for ensuite bath), plus full bath and two other bedrooms upstairs. The basement is half-finished, offering a bonus room that could be den, playroom or more. Outside features a sloping front yard with perennial plantings and a gorgeous backyard, with raised-bed gardens and extensive decks connected by pathways allowing gracious outdoor entertaining, all backing onto woods, giving complete privacy from the rear. Carefully planned drainage on the site has meant a dry basement for the entire tenancy of these owners, despite backing onto a hill. Most windows have been replaced, furnace/central air unit is newer and Energy Star rated, the chimney has been re-lined and rebuilt to allow full use of the wood-burning fireplace, electric is updated 200 AMP service, easy-care vinyl siding is in place. Nothing to do but move in and enjoy this gem!