Just minutes from the city lights and activity, tucked away on the riverbanks and surrounded by green pastures, sits this exceptional Country Estate on 21+ Acres. A wonderful blend of Louisiana high country and Neo-Classical architectural styles, this open and inviting 7200 square foot home, taking over a year to construct, boast quality materials and unsurpassed workmanship, with meticulous attention to every detail. Charles Acquino, architect, designed a central octagonal core set inside a cross. All legs of the cross are equal and positioned directly North- South/ East-West. The three floors are connected with a winding staircase. The exterior features both a lower and main level entrance, and there are wonderful 56’ covered porches on the front and rear of the home. Click here to view a virtual tour!

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Main Level: An inviting staircase leads to the main level featuring rare quarter sawn antique random width heart pine floors ( 5”,6” and 7” widths), 10’ ceilings and large proportioned rooms in both formal and private living areas. With ceiling fans whirling, a grand 56’ Louisiana porch greets you with wonderful views of pastures, landscaped grounds and extensive orchard. A matching rear porch with gas, water and electricity overlooks the canal and 9 acre field on the banks of the James River. This floor houses the formal rooms- Living room w/gas fireplace and dining room w/corner gas fireplace, a gourmet cooks’s kitchen with family sitting area, and the master suite with bedroom w/fireplace, grand master bath, dressing rooms and laundry/nursery room.

Upper Level: The Observatory- Accessed by a curved staircase with cherry handrail, this octagonal space offers 360- degree panoramic views. The heart pine random width floors are rare 6”, 7” and 8” widths. A wonderful get away spot, light filled with gas fireplace.

Lower Level: This level offers both a front and rear ground level entrance, 9’ ceiling and magnificent two-story garden room. Again, the octagonal center core is bright and open with hallway access to private living areas. The random width heart pine floors are 4”, 5” and 6” widths. Two staircases give access to the upper levels. This ground level floor features a grand garden room with 23’ ceiling and walls of windows. A central core family room w/fireplace is surrounded by hallway access to the three bedrooms and office.

In conjunction with Motleys Auction & Realty Group, property to be offered by sealed bid auction.
All bids must be received by the bid deadline of May 10, 2005 at 5:00 PM.
The amount posted as the listing price has no bearing on what the opening bid at auction may be or for what the seller desires to sell the property.

2005 Assessed value, $1,701,000

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Features:

Interior:

• Outstanding construction and materials
• Unique architectural features:
  • Central octagon core with wrap around hallways and curved staircase with cherry hand railing
  • Exceptional multi member mouldings
  • Keystone arches,
  • Recessed arched niches
  • Columns
  • Raised panel cabinetry
• Rare Heart-of-Pine floors, quarter sawn ranging from 4” to 8” widths
• Handsomely proportioned rooms
• Gourmet cook’s kitchen
• Five fireplaces- 4 with gas log inserts, 1used as wood burning w/ gas line capped
• Pella thermal windows w/true divided light throughout
• Pella doors
• UV sun screening and solar panel windows on East, West and South exposures and observatory
• Plantation shutters by Shenandoah
• Central vacuum system
• Security system with central station connection
• 2-car garage with direct entry, automatic openers, extensive storage

Exterior:

• Brick retaining walls in front of house leading from driveway
• Brick entrance gate
• James River frontage w/ landing
• Jon boat and canoe landing with boat rack, electricity
• Stable with tack room, hay storage, and boarded stall. Electricity and water
• Heavy board and cross fencing
• Landscaped gardens and beds with Gazebo
• Water garden with Koi
• Raised-bed English vegetable garden with overhead irrigation and surrounding grape vines
• Orchard with approximately 90 trees consisting of apple, cherry, pear, peach, plum, nectarine, chestnut, pecan, hickory
• Extensive irrigation system with 24 zones
• Playhouse with electricity
• Tool and storage house with water and electricity
• Tree and landscape lighting
• Underground utility lines
• Restored Kanawha Canal section serving as water reservoir

Contact: Susan and Jim Blackwell

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