Condition: Average

Elementary School: Hinton Area Elem

Middle School: Hinton

High School: Hinton

Exterior: Log; Stone; Wood; Other

Basement: None

Roofing: Metal

Flooring: Ceramic Tile; Hardwood

Walls: Wood

Heating: Stove

Items to Convey: Range/Oven; Refrigerator; Washer/Dryer; Ceiling Fans; Wood burning Stove

Retreat is located high on the mountains above the New River; the property includes a unique hand-built log and frame-built residence set in a fanciful dooryard of native stone overlooking a half-acre spring-fed pond. This property is a delight for privacy and nature lovers. The two-bedroom, two-bath main house boasts exceptional woodwork, cathedral ceilings, a den, office, laundry, guest room, peninsula kitchen, screened porch, pond-view deck, and a stone patio with a plunge pool and pool house. Other outbuildings include a detached garage, a metal carport, an outdoor privy, "The Clinic", a private pond house, and a sunken concrete-lined cellar that doubles as a survival shelter. Additional amenities include a fenced garden area, a metal carport, a Generac whole house standby generator, propane wall mount heaters, woodstove heat, and plentiful closet and storage space. - - Less than a mile from the boundary of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, the property is located in a forested upland, Perhaps best known as home to the Three Rivers Avian Center and the national park's Gwinn Ridge Trail, it is a 2.6-mile drive from Highway. WV-20 by climbing gravel road is approximately 15 minutes from Hinton and 35 minutes from Beckley. - - The property is best suited for conventional loans and cash buyers. Sold AS IS. - 2023 Property taxes $506.00 ABOUT THE NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE This property is located just outside the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve, a renowned destination for hiking, biking, fishing, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting. Congress established the 70,000-acre park in 2020, and the designation has resulted in a revolutionary interest in the region as a destination for travel and residency. Articles in magazines such as National Geographic have television coverage by major networks. Time magazine recently named the park among the "World's 100 Greatest Places." - - WILDLIFE Bald eagles, blue herons, and a wide variety of other waterfowl may be among the best-known residents of the river community. Deers are also frequent guests, and even the occasional black bears visit the neighborhood, though they usually sequester themselves deep in the mountain forests. The river's smallmouth bass population draws anglers from across the U.S. to the river near Hinton annually. The New River boasts some of the best bass fishing in the entire area. - Unique Design Home With Local Logs and Frame Building Parklike Setting Near Three Rivers Avian Center Doorstep Of The New River Gorge National Park Mature Surround Oak Tree In The Front Patio Access Via A County Maintained Road, Very Low Traffic Privacy Spring-Fed Pond Private Well Fallout Bunker Outbuildings Fenced Garden Space Screened Porches Open Decks Detached Two Car Garage With Log Veneer Siding And Separate Electric Meter Detached Metal Carport Interior Woodwork Large Stone Patio Plunge Pool Native Stone Wall In Front Of House Propane Heat Generac Back Up Whole House Generator Detached Guest Room Prepper Survivalist Ready Hardwood Oak Flooring Bidet Additions Toilets Wood Lovers Interior Ample Closet Space Open Kitchen Design Dishwasher Gas Cook Range Ceiling Fans Lots Of Natural Light Wood Heating Stove Large Open Back Deck Window AC Units Dimmable Lighting Wall Mounted Propane Heaters Some Tile Flooring Interior French Doors Office With Beautiful Solid Cherry Flooring Rustic Screened Side Porch - DETACHED GUEST ROOM 12.9 x 16 Detached Guest Room, With Built-In Bunk Beds Solid Pine Ceilings And Walls Laminate Flooring