273.72 Acres in Athens, TX - $3,200,000
This historic ranch is one of Henderson County's finest residential/recreational properties.
Established in the 1850's as a commercial farm and nursey by William Caldwell, the property served as a training ground for Texas soldiers during the Civil War. Pruchased from the Caldwell Family in the 1980's by Ginger Murchison of the famed Murchison Family, it was she who developed the property into a private paradise - suitable for grand scale entertaining - but casually comfortable, and with the quiet elegance of a by-gone era.
The main lodge has 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths and 4 fireplaces and offers expansive/panoramic views of the property from almost every room. A solid, architecturally distinct structure, its design is a reinterpretation of the old "dogrot" style once popular in southern culture and features two sceened breezeways (or fog-trots) each with wood-burning fireplaces.
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Adjoining the lodge is a 60' x 120' pool, cabana with kitchen and tennis courts, and a 1 bedroom, 1 bath home featuring an incredible home theater, koi pond with bridge and rock waterfall, and outdoor shower.
The focal point of the porperty is its 12 acre lake, which has (along with all the lakes) professionally managed for superior fishing, and features a pier, boathouse and cabana with kitchen, bath and pavilion.
Approximately 60 acres of the property is in hay production, and there is a recently established fruit and pecan orchard, and an approximately 5 to 8 acre tree farm. In the several years, an emphasis on wildlife habitate - including the addition of duck marshes, native grasses and plants, and an organic philosophy - is creating a virtual wildlife oasis, and helping to create a remarkably diverse property.
Additional features include a 4 bedroom, 4 bath manager/guest house and 2 additional dwellings, a 6,000 sq. ft. shop and additional outbuildings, 4 miles of concrete roads, 1 mile of pipe fencing, 2 professional greenhouses and 2 deep water wells.
Located an approximate 1 hour drive from Dallas, this magnificent offering is conveniently located, yet private, and would make an outstanding personal residence or vacation paradise.
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