459 Merritt Rd Washburn, TN 37888

Listing details for 459 Merritt Rd, Washburn, TN 37888 : REDUCED! MOTIVATED SELLER MUST LEAVE AREA! UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS ABOUND ON THIS VERY PRIVATE PROPERTY...1/3 OF THE 65+ ACRES IS CLEARED AND THE OTHER 2/3 IS WOODED AND ABUTS CREEK...LOGGING ROAD THROUGH WOODED AREA...MORE CAN STILL BE CLEARED. SELLER HAS SPENT ABOUT $100,000 IN DEVELOPING AND TESTING. REPORT IS IN THE FILE AND AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. MERRITT ROAD RECENTLY PAVED AND ENTRANCE TO THE PROPERTY IS BEAUTIFUL. THIS BEAUTIFUL RURAL RETREAT IN THE HILLS OF EASTERN TN IS LOCATED 27 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE IN THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF GRAINGER COUNTY. A COUNTRY STYLE DOUBLE GATE OPENS TO 700 FT OF GRAVEL DRIVEWAY WHICH EXTENDS TO THE FIRST OF THREE MAIN LEVELS OF THE SITE. EVEN AT THIS FIRST LEVEL, THE GRACEFUL, ROLLING TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE BECOMES APPARENT. THE THIRD MAIL LEVEL IS NEAR THE TOP OF THE 22 ACRE OF PASTURE LAND. A STEEP BANK HAS BEEN CUT TO PROVIDE A DRIVEWAY WHICH CURVES AROUND A RAISED HOUSE SITE AND BROADENS OUT TO PROVIDE A TURN AROUND AREA FOR VERY LARGE VEHICLES. THE HOUSE SITE PROVIDES A MAGNIFICENT VIEW OF THE CLINCH MOUNTAINS. THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION OF THE HOUSE SITE IS CONDUCIVE FOR DESIGN OF A HOUSE USING PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING.THE PASTURE LAND IS COMPLEMENTED WITH SIX ACRES OF CEDAR/PINE FOREST AND 37 ACRES OF HARDWOOD FOREST. ** A GEO-TECHNICAL ENGINEER SHOULD BE CONSULTED AS TO COMPACTION TESTING FOR HOUSE SITE.**