6 m/l acres of level/usable land on year-round Bear Creek with the coolest home ever! Talk about artistic, seller was an antique curator and this home is full of his carefully selected pieces from all over the world and spanning multiple centuries! This 2BR/2.5BA and office home is very spacious with approx 2379sf on the ground level and 693sf on the upper level that is open to the living room. Newly remodeled kitchen and dining with a hidden pantry that lies behind USS Minnow doors (yes, actually bought from the USS Minnow!!), another secret entrance into this magical pantry/cellar space is through an old antique chifforobe. The second refrigerator and a small freezer are located in here and will convey with the sale.
The Master Suite has 5 rooms: a spacious, cedar-lined walk-in closet, private full bathroom with WA/DR, the spacious bedroom, a sunroom and an office. The MBR has a working flue ready for your wood stove. This MBR also features it's own door to the front yard which is a solid-wood, 400 year old, original brass hardware, ornate with hand-carved spirals & curved top door from Europe and on the other wall are 2 massive stained glass "medallions" created in the 1800's and curated from Rosoffs Barr on Broadway. Stepping down the natural rock steps out of this MBR takes you into a spacious sunroom with sunlight streaming through gorgeous stained glass windows from the 1700's. One end of the sunroom has an enclosed study/office boasting further stained glass windows. You can walk out of this sunroom in the Master Suite onto your own deck overlooking Bear Creek and your beautiful back yard.
The spacious living room has remarkable features such as the native, locally harvested in-laid stone for flooring and the rock fireplace while Western Red Cedar and beams leave you awestruck as you look up into the second floor balcony. The guest bath boasts a 1700's brass tub and of course more stained glass and unique features.
Walking up the rough-hewn steps to go to the upstairs bedroom suite, you'll find 697sf with space for a King bed, a sitting area and it's own half bath, plus you'll have your own upper balcony overlooking the creek! In the half bath, there's a storage cabinet with the cabinet doors coming out of the USS Minnow! There's a magical row of stained glass accent windows which bring in the extra sunlight over the staircase.
The outdoor setting of this property is stunning with the creek on one side, numerous flowering trees and bushes throughout and 2 cute little outdoor structures, one is a guest cabin and the other is a machine/tool shed, both have 220 power run to them. Some of the 6+/- acres is partially chainlink fenced. The property line goes to the center of Bear Creek and a bluff is on the other side of the creek.
The 2 outbuildings: one is used for a machine/tool shed and the other is a cute little one-room bedroom/cabin with a covered deck overlooking the creek, and of course, it's loaded with character as well. Besides the 2 lower back decks on the home and the upper deck coming off the upstairs bedroom, there's a large deck off one end of the home with storage underneath. At the front of the home, there's a beautiful native stone in-laid patio that spans from the kitchen to the MBR.
There have been numerous updates to the home over the last 6 years such as a newly remodeled kitchen with an $8500 gas/electric range from Italy, new cabinets, new sink, new refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave (all of which convey to the new owner), new tile, etc. Also upgrades were made to the electrical (with 220), plumbing, new roof, chimney work, a hot water heater at both ends of the home at both bathrooms. One is propane, which the tank is owned and buried. 2 septic tanks have been installed, one on each end of the home. Installed 5 propane heaters with 3 additional gas lines run and ready to be tapped into and a heater installed. Rock floors keep the home cool in the summer. Note that the home siding is Cypress.
The home is on rural water but there's a also a water well that's used for outside watering, with so much usable land on this property, it would be perfect for those wanting to homestead and grow a vegetable garden or have an orchard!!
All of this is located just a short, beautiful 7 mile/10 minute scenic, rural drive from Harrison with asphalt all the way. $389,900. MLS#148604 SOLD