Ask a resident what a typical day at Southmayd Home looks like, and the answer usually starts the same way: unhurried. Take a look inside a day built around home-cooked meals, familiar company, and just enough going on that no one feels bored — or rushed.

There's a street in Waterbury most people in the state have never seen, a wide, unhurried boulevard lined with century old trees and grand historic homes. Southmayd Home has stood here since 1898, born the same year as the neighborhood around it. Here's the story of the Historic Overlook, and the home that has called it home for more than 125 years.