MID-CENTURY MODERN DECK HOUSE

Description

Amazing deck house that’s been cut into a slab of rock so it set into the landscape and overlooks a vernal pond that is protected by the Guilford Land Conservation Trust. It is very private. It was owned by an architect and administrator from Yale School of Art and they lived here for 30 years, and preserved all of the characteristics of the house that make it unique and peaceful. The layout flows quite nicely. It looks small from the outside but it is large, spacious, light-filled on inside. When we moved here, we did some work to open up the space on the lower level and make it airy and spacious by installing glass walls and polishing the concrete floors. We also updated all of the bathrooms. Some say the house feels like a treehouse because there is a nice deck in the rear and when the trees have full foliage, the house really feels propped up in the middle of the woods. We have had a long-term renter for the past 6 years, so we are just getting back onto Sabbatical homes to list again. Amenities/Details: -2100 square feet, and additional outdoor shed. -Upstairs floors: Hardwood; Downstairs floors: polished concrete. -3 full bathrooms that are fully renovated with Grohe fixtures and new tiles. -4 bedrooms. 3 with closets. One room can be a private office/library as it has built-in shelves. -New propane heat system with baseboard heaters. New air-conditioning units (installed last summer) although the place stays cool because the house is shaded by trees in summer. -Spacious kitchen with newly painted cabinets and new hardware, new Grohe sink faucet, Bosch stainless steel appliances. -Screened in porch. -House designed in 1966 and completed in 1968 (we have the blueprints and architectural drawings). Location: The house is on Dolan Drive off of Moose Hill Road, closer to 146, South of 95, in a desirable area of Guilford. Walkable to Leetes Island, Shell Beach, the Shoreline Coast (Long Island Sound) 1 mile away. The house is nestled within a gorgeous New England landscape surrounded by Westwood trails. The house sits on an acre of land and has natural rocks set in a moss landscape. The Guilford Land Conservation Trust’s surrounding property makes ours feel larger than an acre. Public School District (for families/kids): AW Cox Elementary, Baldwin, Addams, Guilford High School, Independent Schools nearby: Country Day, Foote, Cold Springs.