Say hello to solitude within this beautiful gated 187-acre countryside estate along Mill Branch Rd near Fairmont, NC. Just ten minutes from either I-95 or Hwy-74 this two-story 3 bedroom with 2.5 bathroom home is the perfect opportunity to fulfill your dreams of living on a farm while enjoying the country life. This home sits on a two-acre peninsula surrounded by a horseshoe shaped twenty-five-acre private lake. Within the home, you will find granite countertops, tile backsplash, kitchen farm sink and all new appliances. Natural woodwork and handcrafted cabinets make this a true country home. Large red-brick working fireplace with easy access woodbox adjacent to fireplace provides all night comfort. The screened in front porch is the hotspot of the farm, if anyone is missing you'll often find them there sipping on a glass of sweet tea in a rocking chair. Underside of the house has been weatherized, brand new three-ton Carrier HVAC for downstairs and two-ton Carrier HVAC for upstairs along with all new ductile work. Eighty gallon AO-Smith hot water heater assures you will not run out of hot water. A one-hundred and eighty-two foot deep well was recently installed, yielding eighty gallons a minute supplies the homestead. Outside amenities include new roof, a two-car garage with insulated hurricane rated garage door along with a front and back decks. All decks are handicap accessible and allow easy access on either side of house. Two stone patios at either end of the back deck supply ample room for entertainment and beautiful views of lake from either side. The front decks and porch offer a wide panoramic view and unimpeded front view spanning for miles.
The access road that circles the lake is one mile long and great for unwinding with a scenic walk while observing the immense wildlife. Along this walk you may stop and grab a sip of water from the handpump well that's been there since the early seventies. All native NC wildlife are present both land and water, this is a private lake that houses bass, brim, crappie along with perch and several breeds of catfish. Many deer, turkey, geese and tons of wild ducks often visit, along with the occasional winter swans noted in pictures. Also, documented visits from our bald eagle most recently observed on video trying to snack on a wild duck for supper. He is not alone as there are Osprey that frequent and dine on small fish also. Any given day you can see Cattle Egrets, Great Blue Herron or Great Egrets wading in the shallows. Approximately eighty-acres of woods offers great opportunity for all local wildlife to make themselves at home for your own private refuge or for a hunting tract. Other farm amenities include a (100'x50') concrete slab that houses a (75' x 50') covered metal Mitchell Building, included within dimensions a (25'x50') insulated shop with a nine-foot garage door and a metal personnel door. Electrical grid supplies standard 110-current and 220-current access for heavy welding. Within shop there is a (15' x 25') loft that supplies storage for just about anything. This amazingly scenic farm offers over fifty acres of fenced Coastal Bermuda hay to raise cattle or to cut and sell hay, along with another additional eleven acres adjacent to barn that also has a (40' x 40') pole barn. There are a total of five additional small irrigation ponds on each plot of open land for additional water supply for cattle, horses or separate fish farms. Call now to set up an appointment to see this once in a lifetime country farm estate with your own waterfront view.