Located in eastern North Carolina close to Greenville, Tarboro and Rocky Mount, this beautiful estate provides the ideal country setting to raise a family, to work at home, or to just retire.  Enjoy its easy access to the beaches of the Outer Banks (2 hour drive) and to the Appalachian Mountains (4 hour drive).

To enter the property, follow its stately quarter mile private drive lined with 25 year old sycamore trees.  Nestled on some 41 acres of woodland and fields, this setting is ideal for horse trails or hiking.

The 4,800 sq. ft. cypress house sits on a small knoll and is surrounded by hundreds of azaleas, camellias and dogwoods. Established perennial flower beds in the front and back provide an array of color for 9 months of the year. The back lawn slopes down to a 7+ acre lake and a large dock that provides nothing less than incredible fishing. The property has extensive landscaping, with a multistation irrigation system, and the entire grounds have been maintained by the same yardman for over 10 years. There is a rose arbor that leads to a ten bed raised vegetable and flower garden area with an established asparagus bed and a fig tree.

Next to the garden there is a large playing field, about half the size of a football field, which is ideal for sports, dog games and horses. There is also a separate garage/workshop building close to the house.

The house has a master bedroom on the first floor with separate his and her full bathrooms and closets, and a gas fireplace with an antique pine mantle. It is adjoined by a sun room, ideally suited for plants, an artist studio, or a hot tub. Also on the first floor is a gourmet kitchen and breakfast room (both with great views of the lake), a laundry room, a mud room, a storage closet, a powder room and another half bath. There is also a small office off of the kitchen. In addition there is a library with a fireplace, a dining room and a great room. The great room has 20+ ft. ceilings, a wet bar, and an extra large brick fireplace that takes 3 ft. logs. The back wall of the great room is glass and provides a panoramic view of the backyard and the lake. There are stereo speakers throughout the first floor as well as on the outdoor deck. The floors in the kitchen and hallways are hand made Mexican quarry tile. The dining room, library and great room floors are antique heart pine. The beautiful heart pine floor in the great room is made of random width antique heart pine and has recently been refinished. There is a Chickering grand piano in the great room than could be sold with the house. The screened porch is accessible from both the great room and the breakfast room. The second story of the house, accessible by two sets of stairs, has three bedrooms, two full baths, an office and a playroom. In addition, there are two attics that provide 750 sq. ft. of storage space.  On the back of the house is a 1,100 sq ft deck with a large built in seating area and a separate barbeque area. The deck overlooks the lake and provides an ideal spot to watch deer feed at dusk or geese and ducks land on their occasional visits.

Whether it’s fishing, canoeing, horseback riding, nature walks, gardening, or just a serene environment in which live and raise a family, this property is ideal.