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Located less than 10 miles from Bellville, is this custom 2-story farmhouse with spectacular architecture offering substantial presence and unique design. It is situated on 76.680 rolling acres and it is beautiful to look at and wonderful to live in, whether for vacation, retirement or year-round living.
This home, constructed mainly of galvanized steel and limestone for low maintenance and durability, goes from enclosed space to covered porches to a trellis-topped porch to wide steps that descend to a terrace jutting into the grass.
Large porches embrace the interior space on 3 sides and placement of the paired and screened doors allow for cross-ventilation and views of the surrounding landscape. The porches also serve as an extension of the living room and are usable both in the summer or winter months.
A stone-walled fireplace in the rear of the house has both interior and exterior fireboxes that share the chimney and act as an old fashion campfire on brick evenings. Rough cut limestone is used on the perimeter platform piers with battered columns near the front entrance.
The swimming pool, embedded inside a limestone platform has the feeling of a natural pond because of the dark bottom and absence of pool paraphernalia. It has an elevated limestone spa at one end that overflows into the pool for the soothing sound of falling water.
The interior of the home is small in comparison to the surrounding porches and is a balance of clean and sleek industrial elements such as galvanized staircase and railings, warmly stained wooden floors, exposed wooden rafters and trusses plus tongue & groove walls that give the interior a feel of a camp house.
The home consists of the entry with a loft overhang and then moves to a great room that houses three distinct spaces; the dining room, kitchen and living room. A cathedral ceiling with simple trusses high overhead, adds a subtle spiritual quality to the space. In the center of the great room is U-shaped kitchen made from an old bar. Everything, including a full size oven, cooktop, double sink and dishwasher, is below counter level. Also, along one side of the main room is a larger auxiliary kitchen with playful colored cabinets, a smooth glass top range with double ovens, a pantry, a large ceramic sink & marble counter-tops. The living area has an enormous limestone fireplace soaring to ceiling height.
At the top of the metal staircase are 2 bedrooms located on both sides of the stair gallery with the master bedroom on the end. The upstair bathrooms are treated as camp style witha hand sink on each side and open to the hallway. There are separate rooms for shower and toilet on either side. The master bedroom has three sides of window banks and two doors that open to a small private balcony. It also has it's own hand sink in a small adjoining room.
The site layout includes a gravel road that leads far back into the acreage. The long winding road gives you every opportunity to capture the beautiful surroundings as you make your way to the home which is set on a gently sloping rise surrounded by a stand of oak trees. Property has one pond, barn, pens, fencing & cross fenced pastures, nice trees and includes a 1,045 S.F. foreman's house which is occupied.
IF YOU LOVE THE OUTDOORS, you will love the ways that the architects have used the natural light and landscape features to their full potential. This is absolutely a must see!
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