184 Abbott Valley DR, Catawba, VA 24070 (MLS# 920712)

Supplements: You can sit on your slate covered front porch overlooking the lake and have a beautiful view of Sinking Creek Mountain 3 miles away to the North. A 3rd Mountain can also be seen from a hill on the land. The property fronts St Rt 621 which is a State Maintained Highway. The nearest neighbor is ½ mile away on the other side of the highway and can't be seen. The property has 2 mountain streams flowing with cool mountain water. One of the streams was previously stocked with trout by the government. A 1-acre lake is stocked with bass, bluegill and catfish where you can fish from a large, covered dock or ride around in a paddleboat that comes with the property. Abbott Valley Farm offers something for everyone including exciting prospects for relaxation, farming, recreational pursuits, and hunting with its ideal habitat prime for significant populations of wildlife including whitetail deer, wild turkey, and small game. It has a vineyard, orchard and other fruit trees and bushes enclosed in a fenced area where you can harvest fruit for jelly or make your own wine and pies. It also has a garden fenced to keep out wild game that has produced excellent vegetables year after year. The residence, with the oldest part built in the 1840s, has been completely updated and remodeled. The 3900+ sq.ft. floor plan showcases generously sized living areas, three fireplaces, rustic wood floors and beams, an attached garage, and a total of 5 baths. Each of the 2 upstairs Bedrooms has individual master suite baths offering privacy for guests. The downstairs Master Bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and nearly 200 yr old fireplace. It also features a large Master bath with air jet tub and heated floor. The 540 sq. ft. Kitchen/Breakfast area is huge with a large marble top eating / working counter, hickory floors and counter tops, pantry and an eat in dining area. The design of this house was set up for use as a bed and breakfast but never used as such. A large windowed porch on the back has been used as a sleeping porch with a 7 ft sofa and also has a Florida style sunroom with arched glass windows is an excellent place to enjoy your morning coffee and watch birds and squirrels feed in the mornings. With two basements there is additional room to add additional living space although the large basement is set up with germination equipment and lights and has been used as a greenhouse and the small basement used as a wine cellar and storage for canned goods. The present owner raises their own plants for the garden and preserves vegetables and fruit for their own use. Additionally, a large 837 sq. ft., detached Carriage House style garage with heat and ac has been finished with plaster and sconces and set up for entertaining with a full kitchen and seating for 40+ people to eat. The 372 sq.fr. upstairs in the Carriage House affords excellent storage for Christmas trees and decorations and other storage. Weddings and receptions have been held on the property. The property features numerous useful outbuildings including its huge steel 34' X 45' equipment garage with 10 ft high-16 ft wide power opened doors. Also on site is a former chicken house/ shed, corncrib, 3 garage door tractor barn and shed, and 7 other sheds and buildings to park trucks and store materials and equipment. Cattle and horses have been kept on the property in the past with approximately 30 acres of excellent pasture. All this farm was plowed by horses in the distant past and rocks picked up so fields can be mowed with finish mowers. The farm is fully fenced on the perimeter and also has board and split rail fences to add charm. A tractor and farming implements, shop equipment and mowers go with the sale so you can start farming right away if you want to or just mow the fields for beauty. Gardening equipment and tillers also are included. The house is sold with much of the furniture and will leave food in the pantry so you can move in and enjoy immediately. Having 2 wells and Generac whole house back-up generator for electrical power, a gas cooktop and gas logs in the fireplaces, the home is secure and comfortable even if periods of natural disaster happen. The Study with custom bookshelves, is built with cinder block walls and metal under the shingles and was designed to be a fireproof room for keeping records and a safe location in a severe storm. It is conveniently located 25 minutes from Roanoke Regional Airport, 2 cities and 2 major hospitals. History is replete on this property having entertained General Custer during the Civil War and having had thousands of troops march through on what was previously the major road through the area. The public road is now closed and used as the driveway to the house and into the woods. It once had a General Store, Garage for servicing Model Ts and a water powered grain mill and sawmill and was the center of activity for the community including the local one room schoolhouse. Living at this estate is like going to a Resort but better, because you can enjoy it for your own private use. With many building sites on the land, you could homestead it with houses for family members or leave it as it is and enjoy your private paradise. You won't find another property like this anywhere that is as close to conveniences yet like being in a National Park.