$1,495,000

Lake Burton

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Taking its accents from the Old Ansley Golf Club, this homes brings the past into a quaint  cozy lake home:

Outstanding features include:

• The Bermuda grass in front was grown from fairway plugs hauled off from Ansley Golf Club  Course
• 2 HCAC units, 1 computer controlled with four separate zones and humidifier, 1 by single thermostat, underground 500 gallon propane tank
• 2 floor to ceiling stone fireplaces in living room and master bedroom
• 1 wood burning stove in lower basement
• 3 hot water heaters for different areas bath and kitchen functions
• 2 1000 gallon septic systems, both permitted
• All windows and doors are dual thermo pane
• All windows and doors are alarm protected, with motion detectors, smoke detectors and dial to emergency source
• All perimeter lighting is controlled by motion detectors
• Water supplied by well with undergound line
• Electrical supply and phone are undergound from utility pole on property
• Downstairs bedroom is stubbed in for "Pullman" kitchen and separate entry
• Both stone floors in entry and sitting room are heated with separate thermostats
• Dual entry way doors and transom with beveled ledaded glass are original entry to Ansley Gold Club building prior to demolition.
• Dutch door to stairs "coat check" door to cloakroom in Ansley Golf Club
• Pocket doors in upstairs baths from the Williamsburg Dining Room of Ansley Golf Club
• Interior doors to and back door to garage also form Ansley
• Beveled leaded glass windows in upstairs bath and shower from anitque collection

House Basics:

• 5 bedrooms on 3 levels, 5 baths with each and separate entries to outside from each bedroom
• Sleeping loft with twin beds
• Main living room dining room with 16' vaulted ceiling and fireplace
• Kitchen with stone tile floor, AGA cast iron dual fuel range- 6 gas burners and 4 electric ovens, Miele dishwasher, disposal, Vent- A Hood, GE side by side refrigerator
• Utility room with washer and dryer
• Trash compactor in the garage
• Ceiling fans in all 5 bedrooms, 2 in living room and 1 on front porch
• Heart pine floors throughout except loft, 2 bedrooms and where stone is used

Garage Basics:

• Garage measures 25' X 40' with no columns
• Cement floor
• Stubbed for toilet and sink
• Piped for compressed air and wired for 220V service for outside compressor
• Thermo pane windows
• Electrical outlets at 6' spacing
• Automatic 10' doors alarm protected
• HVAC same as house
• Room for 2 antique autos, parking for 1 more car, woodworking area and work space for mechanical jobs
• Outside parking for 10 autos

Boathouse Basics:

• Footprint 26' X 32'  - two 10' slips with 6' walkway in center
• Additional 6' walkway on 3 sides
• 2 electric boat lifts with separate controls
• Storage room 6' X 10' for water toys storage
• Stairs to second story and locked entry
• Enclosed sitting room  and dining area 14' X 30' for water toys storage
• Stairs to second story and locked entry
• Enclosed sitting room and dining are 14' X 30" copper screens on front and one side
• Cedar construction vaulted ceiling with "unique" original design dormer fans
• 2 ceiling fans
• Ourside sun deck 18' X 26'
• 6' Catwalk to swim dock 24' X 24' with cedar benches buuilt into railings
• Deep Water 14' at front of boathouse and 3' at sea wall
• Hidden from view by trees

From the owners:

What was the process of selection for this house? Every other house we visited was dark dank and moldy with either shag or worn carpet. We were looking for high ceilings and hardwood floors and were shown 16' vaulted ceiling in the living room, 14' ceiling in one bedroom with a fireplace and 12' ceiling in the other upstairs bedroom. In addition the house was on a paved road where around the lake not many were. This was important for year round accessibility and being on the other side of the road from the boathouse had certain advantages. One important consideration was keeping the grandchildren away from the water without supervision.

We were not sold immediately on a house across the road from the lake, but within two years we considered it a real blessing. We could spend the day on the lake and then retire to the house on the hill for quiet and trnquility. The grandchildren had plenty of room to ride their bicycles, tricycles, swing in the hammock and on the rope swing. In the Spring , Summer and Fall it is like living in a tree house. We have the best of both worlds. We also loved walking down to Moccasin Creek Park to fish in the well stocked ponds, and play on their playground. There are two areas across from the park that are wonderful for hiking, waterfalls, creeks for catching crayfish and beautiful woods where nature sightings are numerous.

Laprade's restaurant is just down the road. You can go by car or boat. It is such a friendly place people just meet to eat.

It is a great house for entertaining. We have three areas for gathering inside and a wonderful front porch all across the front of the house. There is plenty of parking up at the house and down at the boathouse. So many houses on the lake share driveways and don't have adequate parking.

Since we have bought our home we  have added a 2 story boathouse, cement driveway, garage large enough for 4 cars and workshop, and additional bedrooms, baths and another den and quiet deck overlooking the lake and woods. The original house was designed by Elliott Wiginton of Fox Fire and Claude Rickman and Claude actually built the house. His build talents certainly show in both the house and the boathouse he built later. With the help of Claude and Elliott we have added many personal touches to the house and property.

This dream house has given up immense pleasure and the logical question is why are we willing to leave it behind?  The simple answer is that life changes along with long range plans. We are blessed with grandchildren and kids in Atlanta and Colorado. Our priorities are really with them and their activities. With age and growing physical limitation we feel our best path is to returen to smaller quarters close to the family in Atlanta. I can't crawl under the "hot rod" or move the things once so easy. Life will be easier not having to look after such a large home. It is time to share  it with others.

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Information herein deemed reliable, but subject to change.