Historic brick farmhouse on scenic 48 acre property for sale

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Built in 1870's this home, just two hours for Toronto's international airport, is situated in the Big Head River Valley. It  has 48 rolling acres with water and great views. It was originally home to a settler family and their eleven children. Their historic first home, a log cabin, is still on the property. This home is reached through a dramatic, conifer and daffodil-lined lane and enjoys privacy, peace, quiet, water, scenic views, birds and wildlife. It is set back from a paved county road, amid mature trees.

Originally an eight bedroom, brick home,  it  now has, due to conversions, 4 bedrooms. Its master bedroom suite has a walk-in closet, an office and a private stairway to the main floor. Three additional bedrooms are ideal for children or weekend guests. The main floor, with 9 ft ceilings, has a large open kitchen with dining space for eight.

The living room has a high efficiency woodstove. A separate dining room will seat 16 or more and a large family room with fireplace and French windows that lead to a deck. This is a wonderful entertaining house as all main floor rooms flow into one another. It even has a ground floor laundry, mud room and a side porch for winter changing. Windows and doors on all four sides of the house, offer frequent wild life viewing opportunities. It has two bathrooms, one with shower the other with bath, one upstairs and one on the ground level.

There is an in-ground swimming pool with an entertaining patio which faces the front porch for sunset viewing across the Big Head River Valley. Both pool and sunsets are also viewable from the second floor balcony, which is ideal for sunning and reading.

Windows, doors and roof are upgraded to current standards and it has a recently installed, high efficiency oil furnace on the main floor and individually controllable electric heat upstairs, giving the advantage of selectively heating various rooms. Wi Fi and satellite TV are in place. The double roof and low-e windows keep it cool in summer. The property has mature trees, a lovely perennial garden with arbours and a pond.

Location, location, location

                         
This charming home on a scenic property is minutes away from the Bruce Trail for hiking and cross country skiing. Downhill skiing in the Village of Blue Mountain and the Beaver valley is within easy reach. Located adjacent to the commerce-free village of Bognor, which is the most centrally located community for all the  surrounding towns.

It is within 20 minutes of the amenities of the city of Owen Sound known for it, shopping and cultural activities; also Meaford and Markdale, both small country towns. Ten minutes further away lies Thornbury, known for its fashion, interior design and restaurants. Within forty minutes of the farm is the thriving, ski and all-season resort town of Collingwood. Within minutes there is a horse ranch that boards and rents.

Locally, there are craft and, farmers markets, an active artists community and a important regional medical centre. Area amenities include theatres, restaurants, ski hills, ski trail, golf courses, yacht clubs, fishing and athletic facilities, as well as cultural offerings of symphony, chamber music, folk music and  art exhibits.                                                                                               

The Bruce Peninsular and Tobomory are within easy reach for day trips as are the beaches of Lake Huron at Southampton and Sauble. And Toronto, Canada's largest city, with all it has to offer, is two and a half hours away by excellent and relatively quiet roads. It is within easy reach of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.

The  four bedroom, 2 bath, updated brick home features, water front, quiet and privacy. It is set on a scenic property which Walters Falls Creek crosses, birds and wild life  abound. It is a rolling property with hills and a valley, an inground swimming pool and mature trees.  It is close to Walters Falls the Falls Inn, and the Bruce Trail, Niagara Escarpment, and Bognor Marsh nature preserve.

 

Within about 1 km of the house is the Windsong Horse Ranch, featuring indoor and outdoor arenas, stalls for 24 horses, trail riding. lessons, summer camp, boarding, leasing and sales.

 

http://www.windsongcarriage.com/ranch_home.php


View posts below for details of the property and two media articles on why the  Owen Sound area is repeatedly named one of the the best retirement communities in Canada!

Details Features - Listing Agent - Price

Details

Listing Agent - Marylon Hall, Broker, Grey Bruce Realty, Inc, Owen Sound, Ontario
Tel:519 374 1242
E-mail: hall@bmts.com

MLS # 425100000104100

Price: $547,900

Address	597299 GreyCounty Rd 29
Type	Single family two story
Title	Freehold
Property	48.71acres
Land features	wooded/treed,50% pasture, 50% wooded
	Rolling hills/valley, creek
Garage	Log
Well	Dug spring fed
Sewer	Septic
Services	Electricity, telephone, satelite TV, satelite and wireless High speed
	internet, garbage collection
Rental equipment	Water heater
Extrerior	Brick with wood addition/family room
Out buildings	Woodshed, pool house, log cabin
Driveway	Gravel
Road	County Road 29 paved
Basement	Full under main house, water filters, water sterilizer, sump pump
Rented equipment	Water heater	Yard Light
Furnace	High efficiency oil, side power venting, direct combustion- air intake from exterior - 2009
Roof	Double roof, vented and insulted 40 year shingle tiles - 2007
Windows	Vynyl, double hung pivoting, high efficiency double glazed, argon filled. low e - 1998
Doors	4 exterior doors steel, insulated, double glazed where applicable
Views	Bighead River valley, walters creek, hills, valley
Year Built	Circa 1880
Easment	Ontario Hydro
Inclusions	Dishwasher, stove, clothes washer dryer
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	2

Rooms:

		ft/in	ft/in	Sq Ft
Grd Flr	Family room	11'0	22'2	246
	Mud room	11'3	4'7	52
	Kitchen	18'2	15'9	286
	Bath	6'10	8'3	56
	Living room	12'6	11'7	145
	Dining	12'6	11'7	145
	Porch	14'2	7'4	104	1034
Upper level	Study	8'8	7'7	68
	WI Closet	5'11	8'7	47
	Master	16'0	13'11	223
	Bath	8'2	7'6	61
	BR 2	11'3	8'3	93
	BR 3	12'3	11'1	133
	Guest BR	12'0	8'2	98
	Landing	11'9	6.5	75	798
				1832

Assessment 2014       $248,500

Taxes   2014             $3,433.28

Lot size                  48.71 acres

Owen Sound one of the best places to retire in Canada

Owen Sound one of the best places to retire in Canada

Owen Sound Acclaimed retirement destination

by Warren R. Bland

Once a key exporter of lumber to the U.S., Owen Sound, Ontario has emerged as a destination for tourists and one of the best places to retire in Canada. A world apart from the hectic pace of life in the Greater Toronto Region yet only a 2.5-hour drive from Canada’s largest city, Owen Sound has special appeal for those seeking a relaxed, outdoors-oriented lifestyle in a beautiful and historic small city away from crowds.

Owen Sound is situated on a splendid site on the southern shore of Georgian Bay. The wooded terrain embracing the southern arm of the bay is especially beautiful in autumn when the sugar maple displays its brilliant red color.


Money Magazine wrote:
(Http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/top-10-canadian-cities-to-retire?page=11)

Owen Sound's tagline is

"Where you want to live" — and we've put it at the very top of our list of where you want to retire. Based on the southern shores of Georgian Bay, this picturesque community has four conservation areas totalling more than 27,000 acres, an extensive waterfront trail system and great access to boating and fishing. There are also three affordable golf courses that serve the city and six more within easy reach.

To top it all off, during April and May the city is host to the Springfest 55+ Games — an annual event that bring seniors together to compete in events like five-pin bowling, golf putting and shuffleboard.

The city offers a load of free or low-cost recreation options and very affordable housing. Even in a hot housing market, the average price of a home in the area is about $230,000, which is well below the half-million dollars you're looking at to pick up a place in Toronto.

It's an added bonus that Owen Sound, or "The O.S." as we like to call it, is just a couple of hours' drive away from Toronto, Canada's largest city.

Seven waterfalls, numerous rivers, fish ladders for spawing salmon and trout on the Gorgeian trail, Niagara Escarpment, 9 golf courses, 3 yacht clubs.

 

Want to enjoy the good life in retirement? Move to a smaller city

Rob Carrick  OWEN SOUND, ONT. — The Globe and Mail

PublishedWednesday, Oct. 16 2013, 4:43 PM EDT

 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/retirement-rrsps/retirement-the-case-for-relocating-to-a-smaller-city/article14893449/

Now have a look around the neighbourhood, courtesy of Google:

Markdale photos

Owen Sound photos

Meaford photos

Thornbury photos

Collingwood Blue Mountains photos