515 wilbur dam rd

2900 SQ FT- Beautiful country-style home sits on a 6.7 acre hill farm that has over 878 feet of water frontage on the Watauga river. The land is about 60\\% fields and 40\\% woodlands, wetlands, and rocky outcrops. Three major springs feed into the pond (40 x 160 feet) that flows into the river.Built in 2010, two story farmhouse-style (2900+ sq. ft.) features a wrap-around covered veranda/porch. (2 sides, 9 feet-wide = 870 sq. ft.). This well-built, energy-efficient home, upper level walls are SIP (structurally insulated panel) construction and the lower-level walls are 12 inch-thick ICF (insulated concrete form) over an insulated slab. Utilities include a 2-zone heat pump HVAC, a propane ventless fireplace and a propane, tankless water-heater. The Main floor plan features a central room that is open cathedral (17 feet high) with exposed beams & purloins. All other room ceiling heights are 9 feet. The floor plan includes a foyer, kitchen, office, half-bath and a Master bedroom-suite with a full bath, walk-in closet & laundry area. Flooring are oak, teak parquet & ceramic tile. The lower-level floor plan consists of a central room, 2 bedrooms, a full bath, and anexercise room with a Finnish sauna and a tiled shower area. There is also a light-filled craft room and a workshop. A gated gravel drive leads from the road to the house. There is woven wire or 5-strand high tensile fencing along all road frontage. A terraced garden area sits above a Gabion-basket rock retaining wall with a canning and root cellar (8x8 feet) built into the rock retaining wall. A garden shed is built above the root cellar. The barn is a rehabbed 80 yr old tobacco barn with a loft and 2 stalls. The land is amazing with the mountains, water, trees, - This is a unique and one of a kind. The views are gorgeous. You must see. Surrounded by TVA and the National Cherokee Forest. The Watauga Dam Park is walking distance and the Appalachian Trail and pristine Watauga lake. Close to Town & stores