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TOP 10 THINGS
YOU WILL LOVE
About life at 139 Roger Ave.
1. We fell in love with the architecture, its 7. Lovingly updating, repairing and
majestic positioning on a hill overlooking maintaining this historic “Simon Lake”
Milford Harbor, its charm, beauty and home/inventor of the single rudder
warmth of this 1915 year old home, from submarine, who originally lived downtown
the day we first saw it to the present day. on the Green, and built this home and the
one next door for his daughters and the
2. Our magnificent water views from the third house down for his son.
1st , 2nd and 3rd floors.
8. The grounds surround us with bluestone
3. The ability to walk to private Fort patios and walkway, custom built 60 foot
Trumbull beach in moments for a swim, fieldstone walls behind the house, and well
walk on established mature trees, shrubs, and
the sandbars, or walk to Charles Island. bushes (Mountain Laurel, Wisteria, Hosta,
Hydrangea, Ivy, and Forsythia) .
4. Access to Milford Yacht Club at the head
of the harbor where our family became 9. Enjoying our Fort Trumbull neighbors
proficient swimmers and sailors. and neighborhood and the caring and
respect we all share for each other.
5. A stroll to the Milford Green downtown
for festivities on the green, visiting the 10. Raising our family in a story filled home
local bakery, dining at our local restaurants with two roaring wood burning fireplaces
or hopping on Metro North to head and watching the tides all day long. We are
into NYC for the day. sad to be downsizing after 50 years, as our
family has moved away, but happy for the
6. Annual parties with friends and family, family/individuals who will reside here
with late night “pool” games in the pool knowing they too will have a
room in second building. wonderful life in this house and enjoy this
special location.
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