20 Baldwin Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450

Enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of your screened porch in this turn-key home! Lovingly maintained, subtly updated 1937 Art Deco 3-Bedroom center hall colonial features fully furnished 16x14 screened porch with ceiling fan and Azek deck overlooking deep, landscaped lot with free-standing 2-car garage and fenced kennel area for pets. Directly off the porch, the new back door leads to a hall which includes a half bath with beadboard wainscotting, original Art Deco tile and updated fixtures as well as access to the living room and kitchen. Throughout the home are large, energy-efficient windows to let the sunshine in. The eat-in kitchen features Corian countertops with seamless integrated double sink, solid wood cabinets with under-cabinet lighting, dual pass-through windows to the screened porch and direct access to the formal dining room with hardwood floors and recessed cast iron radiators which continue throughout the house. A vestibule with French door opens to the front entry hall between the dining room and the front-to-back living room which features a wood-burning fireplace, built-in bookcases and a French door to the side porch. A graceful center staircase leads to the front-to-back Primary Bedroom complete with custom desk and windows overlooking the backyard. The full bath with tub/shower features a pedestal sink and original black and white Art Deco tile. Across the hall, natural light abounds in the two additional bedrooms which complete the 2nd floor. Amenities and updates include sidewalk(2020,) dual gable dormers, passive solar side porch, repaved driveway (2007,) energy efficient Kas-Kel vinyl windows throughout (2008,) generator-ready 200-amp electrical service (2012,) repointed, capped fireplace chimney,(2007,) stainless steel liner in boiler chimney, Weil-McLain oil-fired boiler, 3-car garages with automatic overhead door openers (original integral one-car garage under and 2-car freestanding garage built in 2007.) Screened and roofed Azek deck off the back of the house (2013.) New back door (2019.) You can move in and enjoy this turn-key home fully furnished!