Auction Information
High Knob is a mountain summit with a peak elevation of 2,382 feet. The property is offered in 3 parcels. This unique property is located less than two miles from the Virginia Tech campus. The house was built in the early 1960’s by the late Adger S. Johnson and his wife as a retreat from New York City. 4,800± SF custom designed contemporary house, four bedrooms, five full baths, breathtaking views of the Ellett Valley and beyond, swimming pool and pool house. Property is selling at Absolute Auction on Oct. 9, 2009 at The Inn at Virginia Tech. Go to the auctioneer's web site for complete terms & conditions of this auction.
Parcel 1: 91.219± acres
The bulk of this parcel is in Montgomery County and is zoned R-2. A small portion is in the Town of Blacksburg and is zoned R-4. There is a beautiful potential building site with views of the Ellett Valley on the back portion of this parcel.
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Parcel 2: 66.281± acres
This parcel contains the 4,800 SF contemporary brick ranch house and the adjacent swimming pool with pool cabana. The views from this house are simply breathtaking. There are four fireplaces in this house along with four bedrooms and five full baths. The living room and den have hard to find wormy chestnut paneling and random width pegged hardwood floors. The brick used to build the fireplaces came from one of the original faculty houses built in the late 1800’s on Old Faculty Row on the V.P.I. campus. The house has a freestanding propane powered generator as a back up power source. The house has public water from the Town of Blacksburg and a septic system. The house was built in 1962 by Adger Smyth Johnson.
Parcel 3: 45.483± acres
This parcel is heavily wooded and has a great possible building site with views into the Ellett Valley and beyond. It has an easement for a beacon tower for the Virginia Tech airport and power is currently on this parcel.
Adger Smyth Johnson
Adger Johnson graduated from Virginia Tech in 1928 with a degree in chemical engineering. His father, J.S.A. Johnson, was Chairman of the Chemistry Department at Virginia Tech. Mr. Johnson hsad a distinguished career with Union Carbide Corporation in New York City where he retired as Vice Chairman and Director. Mr. Johnson worked for Union Carbide in Shanghai, China in the 1930’s. He served on Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors from 1964 to 1973 and received the university’s Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1973. Mr. Johnson and his wife, Elizabeth, loved to entertain at High Knob when they were there. Their primary residence was in Englewood, New Jersey for many years.
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To High Knob: From I-81, take Exit 118B, Rt 460 West to Blacksburg. From 460, take the 460 Business/South Main ST. Exit and go 0.9 mile to the stoplight at Ellett Rd. and take a right onto Ellett Rd. Go 0.6 mile to the entrance to High Knob on your left, which is marked 807 Ellett Rd. and 1036 Cedar Run Rd.
To Auction Site: Location marked on the Google Map. The Inn at Virginia Tech is on the campus of Virginia Tech. Take the Prices Fork Rd. Exit off the Rt. 460 Bypass. Go about 1/2 mile and turn right at the stoplight into the Inn at Virginia Tech.
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