Nestled within the Blue Ridge foothills simply 20 minutes exterior Asheville, NC, is a rural retreat that gives greater than only a home—somewhat, it is a story come to life.
A historic Appalachian log cabin that was constructed within the 1800s and later moved throughout state strains now serves as the muse for a contemporary $1.6 million mountain property spanning 35 acres in Fairview.
The 5,000-square-foot residence incorporates the unique hand-hewn construction, which was expanded and modernized, to create a residence that’s each charmingly historic and comfortably up to date.
“This is likely one of the most uncommon and distinctive choices you can find within the coronary heart of [the] Blue Ridge mountains,” the itemizing notes. “Greater than a residence, this can be a legacy property, a house the place Nineteenth-century historical past and timeless trendy luxurious converge in good concord.”
That includes acres of forest, fields, streams, and trails, the property affords the very best of Appalachia with a contemporary reimagined cabin.
“It’s such a singular property, and it’s actually advanced via the years,” says itemizing agent Dusty Allison, with Premier Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty.
“Within the Fifties, the earlier proprietor transported the cabin and reassembled it right here, then expanded with additions via the ’50s and ’70s,” Allison explains. “My vendor bought the property within the Nineteen Nineties, carrying that legacy ahead.”
The newest house owners had been answerable for remodeling the property from a seasonal looking lodge into the full-time residence it’s at present.
“My shopper bought it within the ’90s from an area businessman named Mr. Gennett. For him, it was a summer season getaway and sporting lodge. He was a giant outdoorsman who hunted and fished everywhere in the world,” says Allison.
That lodge ethos is seen in elements of the house that when served as a trophy room (now a household room/stitching studio) and within the rugged canvas of barns, streams, and trails surrounding the home.
The present sellers stripped out the outdated galley kitchen and added a brand new timber post-and-beam construction that seamlessly connects to the unique cabin.
Additionally they put in a stacked-stone fire, a chef-style kitchen, all new home windows, and a family-room loft full with a built-in desk and chest of drawers. In complete, the house now affords three bedrooms and two bogs.
“When you’re impressed by Southern Appalachian hardwoods, this residence has lots of it,” says Allison.
From the Sitka spruce and mahogany within the household room to the wormy chestnut in the primary suite, in addition to the center pine flooring all through, this residence speaks to the number of the woodlands that encompass it.
A few of these particulars date to the time of Gennett, who was additionally a part of the native Gennett Lumber Co., based in 1901.
“It’s a family-owned enterprise that’s nonetheless in operation at present,” says Allison.
Different highlights of this one-of-a-kind property embody a freshwater spring, a barn with electrical energy, raised backyard beds, snf horse stalls. Within the kitchen, you will even discover a Swedish Aga vary cooker.
“It’s this large cast-iron vary and oven which you could additionally use to warmth the home,” says Allison. “My vendor likes to heat her garments on it throughout chilly mornings.”
The property is situated within the small city of Fairview, which is thought for its agritourism and the farms behind lots of Asheville’s farm-to-table eating places.
“It’s all proper right here,” says Allison. “The outstanding factor about this house is that it’s actually mountain trendy, personal and distant in really feel, but nonetheless simply accessible with two-wheel drive.”
