Ad Intro
95 secluded acres of the perfect Eastern homestead and retreat in the central plateau country of West
Virginia—far enough away, yet travel accessible for most Eastern based retreaters. A new 3 bedroom 2
bath log home has been recently built on the property (2012) with over 2300 square feet total living
area, built and designed specifically with self-sufficiency in mind. The house receives water from a nonmechanical, gravity flow spring system. Power system is a solar/generator hybrid. There is an attached
40 foot greenhouse for year-round gardening.
Location of the home is at the back of the property and cannot be seen. The retreat and corresponding
outbuildings are far up on an elevated bench for security. The land is a balance of hardwood forest and
pasture. There is an abundance of deer, turkey and small game—gardening here is excellent.
This is it—a safe, self-sufficient dream come true!
The Perfect Eastern Retreat
95 secluded acres make for one of the best Eastern retreat locations available—far enough away, yet
travel accessible for most Eastern based retreaters. The land is approximately 25 acres of woods—70
acres mixed pasture and very private. A new 3 bedroom 2 bath log home has been recently built on the
property (2012) with over 2300 square feet total living area, built and designed specifically with
complete self-sufficiency in mind. The basement in the home includes an additional complete separate
living quarters with 2 bedrooms, bathroom, and kitchen.
Water to the home and main barn is supplied by gravity flow spring (no need to worry about a
mechanical well pump going out). Power is supplied by solar panels and generator connected to a 2500
watt inverter/charger. House is wired for DC and AC; lighting and refrigeration is all DC (in case of
inverter failure). Heating is by newer wood stove with LP stove backup. There is a 1500 gallon tank in
basement for additional emergency water storage. If desired, grid-power is available and can be run to
the house for about $3,500.
There is an attached, fully operational, greenhouse with 3-foot deep gardening beds connected to the
home for year-round harvesting. Seasonal gardening on the site is excellent. Potatoes, Squash, Beans,
Corn, Grains, and most other staples can be grown with literal ease here.
There are numerous outbuildings on the property and a fully functional livestock barn specifically
designed for sheep and goats. Up to the present time, this has been a fully functioning small livestock
farm and would provide a homesteader with a turn-key set up to raise food for the family with
everything already in place. Pasture is excellent graze with clover/grass mix. Pasture is cross-fenced.
The location of the home on the property is designed for security. The house is far up and off the road
and cannot be seen. 3 sides of the property are surrounded by very large tracts of woodlands with
virtually no neighbors to the north, east, and west. The private road leading to the house is ¾ of a mile
long going through open pasture land to an elevated bench at the back of the property which allows for
complete security monitoring from the front of the house for much of its length. The house location is
“coved in” by surrounding topography for minimal line of sight observation.
Big game hunting is excellent with a sizable population of resident deer herd living right on the property.
125 to 160 B/C scored bucks (8 point to 11 point) are taken on the property every year. Harvest limits
are generous in this part of West Virginia with 10+ deer per person limits. Turkey hunting is fantastic and
literally untouched. Small game is plentiful, grey and fox squirrels are super abundant; lots of rabbits;
dove shooting is good in the early fall. It does not take too much effort to fill the freezer here.
If you are looking for an Eastern based retreat location that can provide you and your family plenty of
food, water, and security, and is already set up ready to go, it does not get much better than this. Asking
$249,000 (304) 871-1764