1191 Creek Road

Description

This beautiful 3-bedroom 1890s house offers lots of privacy, charm and a lush secluded garden. It+GGs well kept and very clean ! Living space: 1,375+/- sq ft . Location is ideal! Country living, yet minutes away from major shopping centers, Lancaster Airport, hospitals, trendy Lancaster City (5+/- mi. So,) and Lititz. Oregon Road is around the corner, Oregon Pike Rt 272 and Rt 222 access is about 1/2 mile away. Manheim Township School District +GGconsidered the best in Lancaster County. This is one of the few homes on scenic Creek Road; there are mostly farms and through their pastures winds the Lititz Run (the Creek). The Millport Conservancy is close by. Catch & release trout fishing? Yes! Suburban developments? No! This is a great area for biking and walking, with several popular biking routes through nearby historic covered bridges over the Conestoga River. With a southern exposure, this house gets plenty of good natural light. Of special interest are the 2nd floor Sunroom/ Florida room, the Butler+GGs Pantry, Attic storage, a dragon-red paneled front door, antique hardware throughout: porcelain door knobs, hinges, box locks, thumb latches, etc., and a cast iron hand pump that still pumps well water. Outdoor Living. A roofed deck just outside the kitchen door, and a grape arbor 10+GG x 12+GG (with picnic table and benches) help create a relaxed get-away, perfect for R & R, enjoying the garden, bird watching, and dining al fresco. Mature plantings, tall evergreen trees, and a rustic cypress fence insure seclusion and privacy. The garden boasts a sunny back lawn, raised vegetable garden beds, a fish pond, a variety of mixed perennials and a grove of gorgeous hardy banana trees.