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The 1815 log cabin, original to the site, overlooks a beautiful, wide creek (one of two on the property). Wildlife and wild flowers abound on this unspoiled land. Acres of open pasture, forest, springs, Indian caves, fossils, all the pleasures of privacy, yet only 12 miles to the Cumberland Parkway (part of the future Rte. 66 corridor) and the college town of Columbia, with a brand new Super Walmart. Lexington. Louisville, Nashville, and Knoxville are all within two to three hours drive from Columbia.
Lake Cumberland and the famous Cumberland Falls, Barren River Lake and Resort, Lure Lodge and other lake vacation destinations and resorts are all within easy driving distance. Mammoth Cave, the Corvette Museum, Lincoln’s Birthplace, Civil War Battlefield sites, Pleasant Hill Shaker Village, My Old Kentucky Home, and numerous other places of interest are all nearby.
You can hunt and fish your own land, or use it to raise horses or cattle. The land could produce crops or be used for orchards or a vineyard. The property is certifiable as an organic farm, since it has not been treated with chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. There is marketable timber, natural gas, and oil on the property.
The log cabin section of the house, which is eligible for Historic registration, has a front porch, and two rooms on the first floor with the original mantle and stone fireplace, piped for gas logs or stove (with a wood stove insert). There is an inexhaustible supply of free firewood for the cutting. You need never pay another fuel bill if you choose not to!
A winding stairway leads to the large dormitory loft with a great view of Rock Lick Creek, flowing around the house. There is room to install a second bathroom in the cabin portion of the house. Additions to the original log structure include a long, multi-windowed room with creek views on two sides, which could be divided into two bedrooms. The Great Room addition, with fireplace (and wood burning insert), contains the sitting room, the kitchen (with antique, cast iron cook stove), and dining space. This cathedral ceilinged room offers a magnificent view of the creek through French doors. You can watch deer drinking in the creek, and the heron fishing, as you eat your meals, or relax by the fireplace.Call Nancy Mims 606-688-2513
PROPERTY NUMBER: 16052-00358
PRICED AT:
$650,000.00
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