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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Haywood Manor Road 1753A

1753A Haywood Manor Road

Hendersonville NC 28791

MLS Number 554111

What do I like about my town? Hendersonville, Historic Downtown within walking distance.

Hendersonville is an outstanding Antique Shopper Dream and Close to Pardee Hospital for Medical Purposes or employment. Features of Haywood Manor include: Green areas, Flowing Stream and well keep grounds

Downtown Hendersonville is filled with special events and has many restaurants and specialty shops

and is a wonderful place to meet friends.We like to eat at downtown sidewalk café like Never Blue, Hannah Flanagan's Pub, Mills River Restaurant. Grocery Stores near by, Ingles, Harris Teeter and Fresh Market are great foodmarkets.

We were drawn by it's convenient location, excellent condition, maintenance of the building and variety and mix of people.The Area around us is growing, modern and vibrant with a mixed community of retirees and professionals

Haywood Manor has a good location for visitors to find and good access to highways and interstate travel. Wonderful weather for outside activities and close to parks and recreation areas, Coins, travel, and walking

Our Neighborhood is great where people meet, walk and hang out together and has many walkers year round.It is friendly and helpful and clean and maintained well year round.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

2016 Upper Paw Paw Road Marshall NC 28753 MLS Number 552065 Presented by Patton Property Group

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Views in every direction. Private, yet not remote. Minutes to lovely Marshall; less than 30 miles to Asheville NC.

Perfectly situated and thoughtfully designed Robert Griffin custom home and guest house, plus historic home at the property's entry allowing for income/caretaker's residence.

Logging roads offer hiking and riding opportunities with additional trails easily accessed off property. New fencing surrounds entire property.

"Seller Says"
Marshall is a delightful mountain town that sits on the banks of the French Broad River between two high bluffs, historic buildings sharing the narrow space with the railroad. There is only one main street and two traffic lights. The remodeling of the former high school on the island into artists studios recently has sparked an inflow of artists, galleries and restaurants. An active County Arts Council sponsors regional and national musicians in concert. Several venues in town offer weekly concerts of mountain music. It's a quiet town with lots to do.

There are many interesting small restaurants located in communities scattered in the mountains around us. We have three favorite restaurants in the Marshall area. Good home cooking is available at The French Broad Deli...you'll never go away hungry. Looking for a good sandwich or wrap?...something to carry on a hike or to sit in the park on the island?...we stop at Zuma's Coffee House on Main Street. And best of all, across the street from Zuma's is the newest dining experience in town, Pork and Pie, where a chef from Louisiana is treating us to the most wonderful flavors imaginable.

We have the best of both worlds...privacy without losing conveniences. Ten minutes up the road there is a major grocery, several pharmacies, filling stations, an excellent large new library, all three levels of schools (elementary, middle and high), an excellent health center and doctor's offices, a community college campus, and a number of locally run smaller stores and restaurants. The county offices are also there for all of that business and services. Fifteen minutes further are Walmart, Lowe's, and all of the shops and services of the Weaverville area. Ten minutes further is Asheville...with all the rest, and more!

When we were looking for property to build our dream home, we were looking for a place that was very private…but not remote. Our priorities were… a mild (but still seasonal) climate, mountain views (high value), pasture and trails for horses (and walking)…while still having the important benefits of a vibrant community (excellent hospitals and doctors, active arts, music and education, excellent library, easy access to shopping).…those we found, AND SO MUCH MORE, at this mountain cove farm on Paw Paw Creek…The visual flow of the natural world is exhilarating and yet so peaceful…constantly changing colors and scenes of the seasons, an infinite variety of mountain wildflowers, families of deer and wild turkeys, brilliant starry night skies.The sounds of the mountains are comforting…bird calls, gentle winds, falling autumn leaves…almost imperceptible, the occasional whistle of a train echoing up the valley. Often in the cooler winter months, a pre-dawn morning fog can be seen over the French Broad River far up the valley at the base of Walnut Mountain. The sun hits that area first, and as the fog expands, it flows so beautifully up into the Paw Paw Creek Valley, pushed in gentle waves up into this farm’s mountain cove where it briefly covers the world below. The morning sun appears over the ridge and the fog magically disappears.

The Asheville area is our resource for many important things. Hospitals...The Mission Hospital system, along with the doctors it has attracted, is one of the most respected medical and surgical hospitals in the country. Education...There are several excellent major colleges, universities and community colleges. Climate...It just doesn't get any better. We have seasons, but they are mild. We have the cool summers of the mountains and the relatively mild winters of the mid-south. Beauty...The surrounding mountains are a feast for the eyes. National Forest land...The proximity of parkland is a wonderful resource for hiking, biking, picnics, horse riding, rafting...everything outdoors.

Another important aspect of this mountain community that has given us great pleasure is the relaxed lifestyle. It is very noticeable that the people who settle here quite often become more patient and courteous. No joke. They seem to lose the competitive pushiness that is so irritating in large metropolitan areas. We quickly noticed our blood pressures drop...we feel so more healthy and content.

Another great asset to this area is the Blue Ridge Parkway. From several nearby access points, we can drive the Parkway for lovely ridge-line views, hikes and picnics. One of our favorite New Year's Day trips is to the top of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the eastern US. Also enjoyable, and close-by, is the Appalachian Trail for short or long hikes.

My favorite sport is horseback riding. One of the reasons we chose this farm was that it is perfect for horses. Fencing surrounds the 95 acres. There is a great barn for shelter and hay storage, and a shed that includes a feed room/tack room/tractor shed. There are several miles of trails and logging roads on the farm itself, and access to trail networks on the mountain across from the farm via gravel mountain roads.As an artist, I am active in several of the local Arts Councils and Arts Societies. The main house on the farm includes a studio/craft space where I do much of my work.

Our farm occupies an entire cove that starts at a vigorous creek and stretches to the top of Little Mountain. Other farms in the Paw Paw Creek Valley grow crops, raise cattle, produce hay, and are owned by wonderful neighbors. They are warm, friendly, honest people who offer help and friendship, but value their own privacy and that of others. Flocks of wild turkeys can often be seen roaming the woods and fields...followed by their strings of baby chicks in the summer months. Small numbers of deer raise their fawns here. Bob-white quail can be heard all summer.

We have developed the utilities on the farm to be quite self-sufficient.Water is supplied to both houses from "captured" mountain springs. This wonderful pure water is gravity-fed to the houses from higher reservoirs.Efficient heating in the main house is by radiant floor heat, augmented by architect-designed passive solar. The radiant boiler is also the hot water supply to two of the kitchens and two of the bathrooms. Blossman Propane monitors the tanks, and gives yearly price guarantees. The propane is also the energy source for the back-up whole-house generator in the main house. Electricity is supplied by our local cooperative, French Broad Electric Coop. Lines are well maintained and seldom down. This local company is down-home friendly and responsive.We have great phone service that is now all-digital with US Cellular. Our Internet needs are well met with high-speed service by Wild-Blue.

9 Spears Avenue Asheville NC 28801 MLS Number 552248 Presented by Patton Property Group

Thursday, November 7, 2013

119 Woodchuck Way Mills River NC 28759 MLS Number 551345 Presented by Patton Property Group

-Private setting on cul-de-sac in desirable North Henderson neighborhood with easy access to South Asheville shopping, dining and entertainment. Large yard with mature trees and lovely gardens. Tons of square footage with an open floor plan and lots of large windows to let in the natural light and view the beautiful surroundings. Three bedrooms plus two bonus rooms offers great flexibility. Walkout basement and upper and lower driveway access.

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"Seller Says"
The things we love about the towns in this area (Asheville, Hendersonville and Brevard) are the unique shops and restaurants. Everyone can go to the mall, not everyone can say they go to the Wrinkled Egg.

We love to eat at these restaurants because they have wonderful atmosphere and fantastic food. Asheville-Zambra's, Hendersonville-Three Chopt, Brevard-Hob Nob.

The brand new huge flagship Ingles store Just opened this past fall. People from other towns come to Mills River to shop in it.

We fell in love with this property because of the maturity and variety of trees and it was a level lot. When you look out the windows you see nature not another house, yet you still have neighbors close by.

We love this area because of all the outdoor activities. We are minutes from Pisgah and Dupont forests and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

We love to hike. Living here gives us the ability to squeeze in short hikes or planned all day excursions and all of it is free.

We picked this area to live because there are so many choices, from schools-county, charter, private to movie theaters- stadium, dollar or retro. For our family having the airport close was also a huge benefit.

We also enjoy going sailing. Most people don't think of the mountains to sail but we have wonderful lakes. Asheville sailing club's home port is lake Julian, just 20 min. away. They have several competitions during the year. Hendersonville has dollar put put. There is indoor soccer in Brevard and Asheville, the Y is also 20 min. away. No matter what you like you can get to it from our house very easily because of it's central location.

The hobbies we enjoy besides the ones we have already mentioned are model rockets (Saturn rocketry club launches in Mills river) and horseback riding there are too many trails to mention.

Our neighborhood is small so you know everyone and everyone looks out for each others' property. Our home owners association is laid back, no politics. Our neighborhood is quiet except for kids laughing and playing B-ball riding bikes and occasional sledding.

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