Stunning Home/ 41 acres-Grand Entrance-River trails/ Views

One Time Opportunity...High on the Eno River

By Appointment only....919-270-5500 ,919-643-1717..will work with buyers agent also..More details and Photos at:

http://www.forsalebyowner.com/listing/06115

MLS ID 1818247

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1717-Halls-Mill-Rd_Hillsborough_NC_27278_M64353-62591

Unique Gated private estate with telephone entry for visitors and your own remote controls for your 41 acres with a cost value of $2,145,000 and an appraised value of $1,965,000 is being listed for $1,875,000.  This 5521 sq. ft. grand southern Georgian Manor Traditional home with 10'+ ceilings on all floors that includes a functional widows walk, sits on a 70 foot bluff over looking the Eno river. Sun rises and sunsets are beautiful.  As part of the 41 acres, you will own 11 acres of groomed Eno River walk part of a protected 25 acre conservation easement as well as 90 protected acres around the estate. This is also perfect for horses with groomed scenic trails along the Eno River as well as open areas and meadows in various locations manicured with trees.  This gated private estate includes a brand new gentlemans 2 stall barn with hot and cold running water in all areas, a kitchenette, bathroom, shop to use for anything including vechicles and greenroom fo plants and vegatables. The barn empties out onto a groomed  pasture that includes large dogwood trees. There is a 60' long shed with anoter shop as well as a log shed.  The 41 acre setting is unequaled.  You will not find this anywhere other than the mountains but can be had here with quick access to Duke, UNC and RTP as well as Burlington.  I40, I 85 and 70 are minutes away..

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 The back view from the home over the Eno river from the bluff into the river valley is unique with river valley vies in fall and winter.

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A 60' long shed with small workshop and separate log shed are part of the the estate.

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This is a builders own home that sits on a 70 foot bluff over looking the Eno river in Hillsborough Northern Orange County.  The home has beautiful views all around  and a private trail to the Eno river easement for you to take long walks and enjoy.   The pictures will say it all.  Only the highest quality materials were used to build this home from the 2x6 walls to extra thick sheathing on the walls and roof system with heavy weight under layments and insulation. This is an extremely energy efficient tight home that includes packed out framing everywhere including corners.  In the walls each stud has blocking between them as one of the many construction features providing full strength to the building. All towel bars, fixtures in the home are screwed into solid wood and will never come loose.  The exterior is oversized scottsdale old world tumbled brick with raked joints for a better reveal. 

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The flooring system in the crawl space is a dropped girder system that employs triple beams and then the 2x12 floor joist lay across them.  Most other homes have the floor joists just sitting on the concrete piers in the crawl...There is no comparison here.  The floor system in this house provide for extremely solid floors that do not shake or move adding to structural intigrety of the building.  The second and third floor systems includes 2x12 floor joists and built in laminated veneer lumbers.

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All the argon gas filled windows are high end superior quality Andersen series 200 and 400 wood windows with protective cladding on the exterior so they will never deteriorate.

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All boxing and exterior trim are cement fiber and will never deteriorate.  This home is extremely low maintenance and will stand for hundreds of years..period  There are full copper gutters and downspouts on the house that will also last forever.  They also have copper covers on them so that there is no gutter cleaning.  

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The interior of the home features very heavy detailed poplar crown molding which is thirteen inches wide and brazilian Cherry four and a quarter inch wide hardwood floors that run throughout. There are ten foot, eleven foot ceilings with a grand living room on the first floor, The second floor is all ten foot ceilings which is extremely rear to find.   Up the full staircase to the third floor you will find an eight hundred square foot finish area that can be used as you wish.  Also on the third floor is access to the homes fully functional widows walk on the roof and once up there are the beautiful views and opportunities for star gazing and those meteor showers to enjoy. With the cellar and the widows walk there are five accessible levels.

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The upper and lower front porch systems are integrated into the framing of the home and not just attached like most other houses.  Front upper and lower porches are thirty feet long and 12 foot deep. The upper front porch balcony features an outdoor penta-treated hardwood floor.  Fans, lights, whole house ceiling speakers and coffered ceiling complete the front upper and lower porches. The lower porch floor brick was laid on it's side to show the beautiful flashing on the brick instead of just being laid flat as pavers. 

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The kitchen features old world style high quality show place cabinets built with sold maple boxes and very detailed cabinet doors and draws that features full extension draws made with high quality german slides.  In the cabinets are also pullout draws so you don't have to reach in to grab things.  Of course everything is granite or marble in the home topping off all cabinets. This is a gourmet kitchen with Viking range with grill and griddle. Above the range is a pot filler faucet also coming out of the tiled back.  A powerful Viking exhaust vent over the range pulls all cooking odor out and is also paneled with old world detailed cabinetry.

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The six bathrooms in this beautiful southern estate that visitors sometimes call Tara have quality furniture for the bathroom cabinets as shown in the pictures in each of the private bathrooms and each bedroom incorporates them.  The travertine master bathroom is showcase with beautiful dark cherry cabinets for his and her sections in the master bath. The private showers and baths feature beautiful tiles and travertine marble. No expense has been spared to create the bathrooms in all bed rooms.  All plumbing fixtures are high end Kohler with 8" spread faucets.

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The media center in the Keeping room is solid cherry and custom are built in. This is another highlight of the home.  In the study you will find a custom made full wall solid cherry wall system for books, files, displays and art.

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There is a large exercise room with mirrored walls and plenty of room with beautiful outdoor views to the fronts expansive rolling front lawn.

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Walking through the two and a half inch thick, eight foot high solid mahogany front door with sixteen inch sidelites and full glass mahogony high quality storm door is  something usually found in older mansions of the past. The front door system incorporates floating panels for weather changes and was hand built.  In the winter, the door can be left opened to enjoy the views since the insulated glass full view storm door provides protection from the hot and cold weather so the expansive front view can be enjoyed.

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There are transom windows above all doors on first floor.  All doors have the highest quality Baldwin oiled rubbed bronze egg knobs and hinges.  There are six sets of french doors in the home.

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There is a large downstairs laundry room with beautiful solid maple cabinets and bathroom.  The walls have been insulated in this room so that running the washer/dryer can barely be heard in adjacent room. The second floor of the home features another laundry room to use and guests can use that also.  There are closets throughout and plenty of room for storage with attics over garage and exterior to the third floor finished areas.

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There are four heating and cooling Carrier Weather Master 92% AFLUE HVAC systems in the home with a dedicated system for the master suite on first floor, another main system for the first floor, a system for the second floor and a system for the third floor.  In this high quality built home at extreme temperatures, these HVAC systems keep energy costs lower than typical for a home of ~6000 sq. feet.

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The three car garage is finished and includes crown molding giving you a feeling that the cars are parked in a room of the house.  Also in the three car garage is a small garden center as well as a separate small workshop not to be confused with the one in the shed.  The garage accesses directly into the large laundry room.  The garage includes attached tall cabinets of storage as well as a built-in vacuum port of the whole house vacuum system.  Also in the garage is a separate electric water heater and a separate gas water heater for more capacity and to have a redundant backup system.  The garage also incorporates crown moulding on ceilings.

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The home also features a hot water recirculation system so that in any part of the home turning no the hot water faucet will provide the hot water within three seconds.

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This home also features a whole house central vacuum system with outlet to plug in the hose everywhere upstairs and downstairs.  Also included are vac pans to sweep in the dust instead of bending over with a dust pan.

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The home also includes a whole house audio system interior and exterior as well as a central intercom system and alarm system.  The main control centers are in the cellar.  The cellar can be used for multiple purposes and was originally built as a safe room with phone, steel and concrete sheathing and panic button to alarm system.

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Also located in the cellar is a whole house water softener and filtration system that includes PH, Iron and hard/soft water adjustments.  These systems include fleck automated controls which is just about the most reliable around.  You will never have to buy bottled water and the water that comes from the 300 foot well feeds into the system.  The well pipe itself has a PVC liner surrounded by concrete that was installed within the galvanized pipe and will never deteriorate.  The water pressure in the home easily blasts you in the master shower with five shower heads.  There is a computer that allows you to set the pressure and the well uses a german made stainless steel constant flow on demand pump in the well and there is no need for tanks and water is always supplied and never interrupted no matter how long it's turned on.

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Three fireplaces are in the home, two are gas and one large one in the great room is old style brick and granite. The corner fireplace in the master suite is elegant and adds warmth to the bedroom as well as the sitting room.  The third fireplace divides the breakfast room and the keeping room and is a three sided pier fireplace which heats breakfast room, keeping room and other areas.

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The terrace in the back of the home over looking the bluff features a built in integrated Wilmington grill, burner and storage that is heavy stainless steel and that is guaranteed to last.  The counter is pennsylvania bluestone. 

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Beyond the terrace are hugh rock out crops on the edge of the bluff which are a rare find on the bluff 70 feet up from the Eno river.  When diving up the driveway to the house you can clearly see the hugh rock outcrops  to the left next to the home and adds to the 'wow' factor of the setting.  Any one who drives up to the home is simply amazed.

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Serious inquiries only. Mark, 919-270-5500, 919-643-1717

Will work with Buyers agent..