93 Bigham Rd Trion, GA 30753

Listing details for 93 Bigham Rd, Trion, GA 30753 : ''Elrond's house was perfect, whether you liked food or sleep or story-telling or singing (or reading), or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness.... Evil things did not come into the secret valley of Rivendell.'' - J.R.R. Tolkien. The tranquil estate of ''Rivendell'' resides on 50.6 +/- acres at 93 Bigham Road in Trion, Georgia. The private property has an idyllic combination of pasture, wooded privacy, a meandering creek, a spring fed and stocked lake with wooded ridge views. An approximate 45 minute drive to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and approximate 15 minute drive to LaFayette, Georgia. The location and combined acreage of this estate makes it a hidden gem and a one of a kind opportunity presenting itself to the market for the first time. Constructed in 2005, the custom-built primary house has 4 bedrooms, 4 baths and 2 half baths. A sampling of the estate's unique features include a studio guest house with full bathroom and screened-in porch; pool with outdoor patio, gazebo, arched bridge, boat house, children's log cabin playhouse, multiple stationary docks, a working barn and workshop building. The main residence is post and beam construction with kiln-dried, douglas fir, heavy timber and hickory dowel pins. Firmly placed on a poured concrete foundation and assembled with SIP panels for maximum energy efficiency and tight water-proofing. The real stone and cypress exterior siding with the cedar shake roof give the home a feeling of rustic, woodsy and cozy. The floors are wide-planked, tongue and groove, white pine, soft hardwood with radiant heat on both levels and slate flooring in the kitchen, dining room and master bathroom. Conveniently, the home includes a whole house sound system and central vacuum system. Make no mistake, no cost was spared nor any detail overlooked in the thoughtful layout of this estate.