3019 Old Pond Rd, Missoula, MT 59802

Remarks: A home to live and work in, and to adventure from. Located on Rattlesnake Creek, next to a footbridge that connects directly to miles of gentle and steep hiking trails, and less than 200 feet from Pineview Park with its tennis courts and ice-skating rink, this home is a bright joy. House is close to town and next to trails and nature. It is located on what might be the most desirable street to live on in all of Missoula. Five bedrooms 3 baths, with 1.286 acres of naturally landscaped property. Excellent high-speed cable internet, large fenced front yard, amazing backyard and private island with abundant wildlife shared by just two other neighbors. Craftsman designer touches throughout the house. Open floor plan with many bright skylights in the lofted ceilings. The main upstairs floor has a large kitchen - perfect for entertaining - connecting to a living room with a delightful gas fireplace and large windows that look out into the fenced front yard. Three bedrooms upstairs, one room currently used as a library. Guest room has its own entry door that opens onto a wrap-around deck and garden area. The primary upstairs bedroom has its own private bathroom with steam shower and a large sliding window that looks out onto the creek and opens to the back deck. Wrap around deck on three sides of the house, with views over the creek. Over the years, wildlife viewing from the deck has included bears, fox, deer, moose, bald eagles, and all the migrating songbirds that visit the backyard woods and creek. Small lovely designer features include: built-in study nooks; a small desk with its window tucked into the end of the kitchen pantry; and a playful 'little library' with a reading bench built outside the front yard fence. Downstairs has two bedrooms, one with its own gas fireplace and large walk-in closet, as well as a door to the fenced back yard, hot tub, and flower garden. Downstairs also has a large storage/workshop. A large, insulated garage was converted to an art studio with huge windows overlooking the creek. The studio has triple-thick drywall between the rest of the house for sound privacy. The studio could easily be converted back to a garage. And at night the sky is dark enough in the safe neighborhood to see the Milky Way while listening to the sound of the creek.