Find peace and privacy on this 5.5-acre nature lover's paradise on Cedar Creek ! Bordered on three sides by protected mature woods and located in Northwest Allen County Schools, this one-of-a-kind property is within walking/biking distance of ACRES preserves and the Pufferbelly trail. Public sewer is coming down Chapman Road. The 3,200 square-foot ranch house features an open floor plan and expansive windows or patio doors in every room to enjoy the natural setting in all seasons. Highlights include: eat-in kitchen with Grabill cabinets, quartz countertops, porcelain tile floor and bay window; dining room with built-in china closet; family room with shelves surrounding a stone hearth and woodburning stove ;living room with bookshelves; large office/den; three bedrooms(including oversize primary bedroom with double closets);and two and a half baths. All appliances will remain. Relax or entertain friends on the shaded screen porch, large deck, or in the knotty pine -paneled sunroom with vaulted ceiling and skylights. There's ample storage space in the many closets, large pantry, laundry room with cabintets, and two-car detached garage with attic. Major upgrades and recent improvements include Shield Exteriors metal roof(on house and garage) with lifetime warranty, seamless gutters, and bamboo and LPV floors. Birders will relish the wildlife pond and sightings of wild turkeys,owls,great blue herons,red-shouldered hawks,woodpeckers, bluebirds and hummingbirds. Gardeners will appreciate the established landscaping, beds of daffodils, peonies, hostas, ferns, daylilies, coneflowers, daisies,and black-eyed Susans, as well as a fenced in garden. This unique property is truly a gem waiting for the next family to call and make it home !