Thursday, April 12, 2012

51 Acre Ozark Riverfront and Hilltop Home



This 3 bedroom hilltop home on the Gasconade River is for sale by owner for $200,000.  The property boasts a beautiful beach on the river with massive trees and is a horse and water lover's dream.  Included are several outbuildings;  a large barn, a horse arena, storm shelter, garage, storage shed, well house, and indoor dog kennel.  With an elevation over 1,100 feet, there is no risk of flooding.  The rolling hill views are incredible from the porch and there are few neighbors.
View from Porch

The home has a finished attic and large laundry/ storage room.  The measurements are:
House: 32 x 32
Living Room: 13 x 15 1/2
Kitchen: 9-1/2 x 21-1/2
Bath: 10 x 9-1/2
Upstairs bedroom: 12-1/2 x 10
Upstairs loft/ storage: 18-1/2 x 13
Laundry/ Storage room: 8 x 32
About 1,400 square feet of total living space
(coming soon: measurements of outbuildings)

Aerial view.  The  house is 135 feet higher in elevation than the river just south across the street.Borders drawn here approximate.

Both the upstairs loft and bedroom have good sized closets. The property is cross-fenced and is perfect for horses.  There is a nice, gradual trail to the beach at the river and mature walnuts and cherries that can be harvested annually.  Close to Lebanon, Ft. Leonard Wood, Grove Spring, Hartville, Mansfield, & Mountain Grove.

Kitchen and breakfast nook

The house does need some work done.  Mostly interior and cosmetic. More information can be provided if needed.  Could be used as an income property. Pictures of the beach and interior pictures of the outbuildings are coming.


Information about the area is below pictures!

Living Room

 
Laundry/ Storage room

Yard


Storage shed to right, well house behind house

Garage

Upstairs bedroom

Bathroom

Downstairs bedroom

Driveway entrance



Living room



View of area, the house is in the center distance

Barns and outbuildings




Bathroom



Upstairs bedroom

Porch
The home is conveniently located about 4 miles from a small family run gas station, convenience store/cafe and a few more miles to another convenience store with gas, food, some building supplies and animal feed. There is a solar installer just a few minutes away too!

Thirty minutes to the city of Lebanon (population 14,292)
with 3 grocery stores, a health food store, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, computer repair shop,  many building supply stores, great restaurants, a recycling center, two farmer's markets, a hospital, banks, animal feed stores, a large landscape/ nursery, and auto supply stores.  There is also an historic downtown area with resale and antique shops, restaurants and art gallery.  The town library includes a Route 66 museum and a world class coffee shop.  Just outside of town is Bennett Spring State Park , one of America’s premier trout destinations where people come to wrestle with rainbow trout and fish a stream that’s stocked every night. Bennett Spring State Park has fishing, hiking that runs from simple to strenuous, and a lodge with hearty stick-to-your ribs food.

For those needing access to a military base, it's about 50 minutes to the South gate of Ft. Leonard Wood.  About 40 minutes to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and Bakersville village.  Only an hour to Springfield which has an airport and just about anything else you'll need and 2 hours to Branson.  


Two hours from Wild creeks, a place George Hellmuth and his wife Mimi, called the most beautiful place in the world.   Enjoy activities such as hiking, canoeing, organized trail riding, swimming, fishing, bird watching
and sightseeing at the many large springs on 2500 privately owned acres.

There are all sorts of outdoor activities available close by.   Cave exploring, canoeing, horseback riding, trail rides, fishing, and hunting.  Lake of the Ozarks,
the Midwest's premier lake resort destination, offering world-class boating, golfing, shopping and fishing, and a wide variety of lodging, restaurants, state parks, and other recreational activities to suit any budget and taste, is only about an hour away.