$887,000

Live exceptionally! Welcome to your private estate on 16.4+/- acres overlooking rolling hillsides & long-distance views. This mountain manor will impress from the moment you arrive to your circular concrete driveway off a paved state road. The front of the brick home with its white columns is impressive... and the floorplan is stellar! Pull into the 2-car garage for easy unloading to the mud area, laundry & pantry. Guests will use the front door, which welcomes them to the large formal living room w/ wood-burning fireplace & formal dining room. Family will enjoy the coziness of a second fireplace in the large family room, which is open to the breakfast nook & kitchen. There's fabulous counter & cabinet space plus a functional built-in desk. Calling all plant lovers - the large sunroom will delight year-round with its huge windows and abundant natural light. It leads to a grilling deck that's wired & reinforced for a hot tub, & fido's fenced potty yard. The 3 main-level bedrooms are large, and this is the house of abundant closets! It's 3/3 single-level living on main, but the terrace level allows room for the teenagers, in-laws and guests to enjoy privacy with its huge game room, bonus room, full bath & storage room that could be a future kitchen. An additional massive garage/workshop is on this level and has its own driveway, so it could be used a fully separate suite by finishing the storage space into a kitchenette. This home is well-maintained with lovely landscaping, firepit, private well, underground power, Anderson windows, roof 2025, dual HVACs (one new 2023), dual H/W heaters (one new 2026), water softener 2024, stove & micro 2025, & it's generator and alarm ready. Enjoy unobstructed southern views while you watch the abundant deer, turkey, birds & prolific lightening bugs. Located in an idyllic setting in the Clark's Chapel area of Franklin NC with room to expand, this estate is truly unrivaled in its setting and is convenient to Franklin NC and Clayton GA with easy access to Hwy 441. Horses allowed. Owner financing may be considered. This home is where your future distinction resides!