Justamere Farm Enjoy ultimate privacy throughout this enchanting 130-acre country estate. The blend of agricultural fields and a mature hardwood forest is ideal for experiencing many recreational activities including equestrian, raising livestock - crops - gardens, hiking, nature viewing, and stargazing...... One and all feel right at home in this approximately 1,900 square foot custom built log and stone home. Splendidly situated on a high ridge in a quiet community in Monroe County, West Virginia. Located near I64 and US 460, this home is great for those relocating or commuting.
HIGHLIGHTS
-1,900 +/- square foot vintage hand-hewn log home
-130 +/- deeded acres by professional survey
-3 bedrooms, 2 full baths with a total of 7 rooms
-30 minutes to the New River and Bluestone Lake
-30 x 60 2-stall detached garage with insulated walls, concrete floors, and metal roof
-One of Monroe Count...
-One of Monroe Countys most beautiful country estates
-Humphreys Run, a blueline stream and a tributary of Indian Creek, flows through the --property for about mile
-All mineral rights in title will convey
-Two drilled wells on property
-Modern survey is on record
-Split-rail fencing in place
-Farmland management increases carrying capacity and extends the grazing season
-Rich and diverse resident wildlife population unrivaled in the region
-Minutes to historic Union, Peterstown, and an easy drive to Lewisburgs jet airport
-Dynamic forest with some old growth trees estimated to be 200-300 years old
-Patches of forest intertwine with the farm fields creating an exciting recreational property
-Farm and forest roads wind through the property providing superior access
-Wildlife program enhances habitat, increases diversity, promotes health of the resident wildlife
-A rewarding permaculture lifestyle can be easily developed
-Superior access by state maintained paved roads FedEx, UPS and USPS delivery
-Cell phone coverage is very good, depending on provider
-Graveled private driveway through the property leading to the home
-Darkest of skies with little light pollution for star-planet gazing & astrophotography
-Sedges, rushes, ferns, songbirds, frogs, turtles, & crawdads populate the small wetlands
-Located in historic Monroe County just 15 minutes to Union, the county seat
-Timber species include beautiful oaks, black walnut, poplar, maple and hickories
-Fur bearing deer, black bear, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox, chipmunk, opossum
-Winged wildlife eagles, hawks, owls, ravens, turkeys and Neotropical songbirds
-Agricultural grasses coupled with the forest produce life-giving Oxygen and sequester Carbon dioxide
-Spectacular long-range views
-Perfect for recreational activities including shooting sports, ATV riding, horseback -riding, hiking, camping, hunting and nature viewing
-Low taxes, low population density
-Scenic, cultural, and historic values of Justamere Farm provide exceptional quality of life values
THE HOME AT JUSTAMERE FARM
HOME HIGHLIGHTS
-Custom built in 2009
-2-story vintage hand-hewn log and native stone
-1,900 +/- sq. ft.
-Large covered front and back porches
-Exterior: log and stone home constructed from vintage hand-hewn logs that came from old log home and native stone
-Foam insulation sprayed between logs and crawl space
-Roof: Cedar shake shingles from Canada
-Foundation: block and concrete with pillars
-Heating Air Conditioning: electric heat pump and forced air electric furnace updated in 2021
-Large native field stone wood-burning fireplaces providing heat to four rooms
-Walnut fireplace mantels crafted from logs at house site
-Open concept design
-Large kitchen with custom-built hickory cabinetry and granite countertops
-Large kitchen island with granite top
-Flooring: hardwood and ceramic tile
-Walls: logs and drywall
-All doors are solid wood knotty Alder from Oregon
-First floor large master bedroom
-Large 4-piece master bath with granite countertop
-Walk-in closets
-Porch beams constructed of cherry
-Main floor sq. ft. = 1,187 +/-
-Upper floor sq. ft. = 638 +/-
-Crawlspace sq. ft. = 432 +/-
-Total rooms = 7
-3 bedrooms
-2 full baths (main floor and upstairs)
-Appliances to convey = refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, dryer, washer, and Elmira -Stove Works reproduction of antique wood stove with 4 gas burners and 2 electric -radiant elements
-Front porch: 10 x 18
-Back porch: 10 x 52
-30 x 60 2-car detached garage with insulated walls, concrete floors, metal roof, and a 16 x 20 light filled room
-Outbuilding
-Gravel driveway
-Long distant mountain views
Room Dimensions:
Living Room = 17 x 18
Kitchen/Dining = 18 x 24
Laundry = 5 x 6
Bedroom 1 = 16 x 16 (Main)
Bathroom = 6 x 14 (Main)
Bedroom 2 = 12 x 12 (Upper)
Bedroom 3 = 13 x 18 (Upper)
Bathroom 2 = 6 x 8 (Upper)
UTILITIES
Water: Two wells on property
Sewer: private septic system
Electricity: onsite MonPower
Telephone: onsite service available landline phone installed but not in use
Internet: Available from Frontier or satellite provider
Cellphone Coverage: coverage is very good, pending provider
WATER
Humphreys Run, a blueline stream and a tributary of Indian Creek, flows through the property for about mile. This stream should have regular water flow, especially during periods of rainfall and snow melt.
MINERAL RESOURCES
All rights in title will be conveyed by the owners.
BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY
The property was surveyed in January 1998, and the metes and bounds description from that survey are shown in the owners deed. A plat prepared from that survey is recorded in DB 217 at page 712. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.
ACCESS/FRONTAGE
The property is accessed from US 219 by Humphreys Run Road.
ZONING
There is currently no county zoning in Monroe County. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact the Monroe County Health Department for answers regarding installation of septic systems and water wells. Further information on county zoning may be answered by contacting the Monroe County Commission.
DEED AND TAX INFORMATION
Deed Information: DB 286 Pg. 287
Monroe County, West Virginia
Acreage: 130.44 acres +/-
Real Estate Tax ID/Acreage/Taxes:
Monroe County (32), West Virginia
Springfield District (5)
Tax Map 21 Parcel 40; Class 2
2022 Real Estate Taxes: $1348.06
SCHOOLS
Monroe County School District
Public Elementary School:
Mountain View Elementary School
Public Middle School:
Mountain View Middle School
Public High School:
James Monroe High School
Higher Education:
Monroe County Vocational Center
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Justamere Farm consists of about 10 acres of cleared land, currently being used for grazing cattle.
PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY
The property has about 4 acres in the home grounds and surrounding open area. There are several fields that total to nearly 10 acres. The balance of the property is in various stages of forestland containing about 117 acres.
(This summary is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.)
RECREATION AT JUSTAMERE FARM
Justamere Farm offers matchless recreational opportunities. The farm offers numerous soft recreational activities.
Nature viewing is first in line of recreational activities. Attentive wildlife management has been geared not to just game animals. Equal consideration has been extended to increasing the numbers and diversity of species including neo-tropical songbirds, butterflies, turtles, frogs, rabbits, chipmunks, dragonflies, owls and hawks.
Stargazing-Planet Observation
Complete darkness can be still be found on areas of the property, thereby affording the opportunity to view the night sky in all its brilliant wonder.
Water-sports enthusiasts will find the nearby New River and Bluestone Lake ideal for swimming, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, tubing, snorkeling, paddle boarding and windsurfing.
Mountain Biking, Horseback Riding and Hiking
The gently laying land may be used for conventional and mountain biking, hiking or horseback riding.
Shooting-sports devotees find all the land and privacy needed to enjoy:
Paintball-Airsoft-Laser Tag-Archery tag
Shotgun sport shooting including Skeet, Trap, Double Trap and Sporting Clays
Rifle & Handgun shooting: bullseye, silhouette, western, bench rest, long-range, fast draw
Archery and Crossbow competition shooting
Plain ole plinking: Grandpas old 22 single shot rifle and a few tin cans make a fun day
All Terrain Motorsports
Justamere Farm has internal roads and several forest trails that are perfect for experiencing the property from an ATV or UTV. These exciting machines handle the wide variety terrain.
Dirt bikes can also be a lot of fun and they come in all sizes and horsepower to fit anyone who enjoys being on two wheels.
Hunting is a first-class experience. White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, grouse, duck, squirrel, raccoon, fox and rabbit make up the resident wildlife population.
FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES
The abundant timber resource, consisting of about 117 acres, is well positioned for current timber income as well as value appreciation over the coming decades. With an attractive species mix, adequate stocking levels, and favorable diameter class distribution, the timber amenity represents a strong component of value to the investor.
The Justamere Farms forest resource is composed of quality Appalachian hardwoods, native White Pine and a few Eastern Red Cedar. This timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue and could be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation. Capital Timber Value of the timber and pulpwood has not been determined at this time.
The forests predominately well-drained upland terrain has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species. Overall, the species composition is highly desirable and favors Appalachian hardwood types, consisting primarily of Black Walnut, Sugar Maple, Poplar/Basswood, Red Oak Group, White Oak/Chestnut Oak, Soft Maple, Hickory, and a host of associated species (ash, cedar, birch, sourwood, black gum, beech).
Forest-wide, most stands are fully stocked, providing the next ownership with a great deal of flexibility in shaping their own silvicultural legacy. Stem quality forest-wide can be considered excellent.
The propertys timber component has been well managed over the years and consists of stands of differing age classes. The predominant timber stand contains 30-140-year-old stems ranging in size of 10-30 dbh.
Diameters are well represented across the commercial spectrum with a notable mature size class, as well as abundant pole size timber and growing stock. Several Heritage Trees are scattered throughout the forest and old field edges. These ancient trees, some 200-300 years old, have withstood the test of time, weathering ice, wind, lightning strikes and fire.
The forest is healthy and there are no signs of pest infestations of Gypsy Moth. The Emerald Ash Borer, which has inundated the entire Northeast US, is present and the Ash component will significantly decline over the next decade. The Eastern Hemlock species is under siege by the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and the hemlock will significantly decline over the coming decade. There have been no forest fires in recent memory.
The forest floor is home to several types of mushrooms, medicinal plants, wild ginseng, ferns and cool green mosses.
There are a few fruit trees scattered about, some of which were part of the early homestead. Crops of black walnuts and hickory nuts are produced each year from the abundant black walnut and hickory trees scattered about.
Honeybees would do well here, and it would be possible to produce maple syrup from the sugar and red maple trees growing on the property.
FOREST FARMING
The most common crops are medicinal herbs and mushrooms. Other crops that can be produced include shade-loving native ornamentals, moss, fruit, nuts, other food crops, and decorative materials for crafts. These crops are often referred to as special forest products.
Here are some specific examples of crops in each category that are currently being cultivated:
Medicinal herbs: Ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, bloodroot, passionflower, and mayapple
Mushrooms: Shiitake and oyster mushrooms
Native ornamentals: Rhododendrons and dogwood
Moss: Log or sheet moss
Fruit: Pawpaws, currants, elderberries, and lowbush blueberries
Nuts: Black walnuts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, and beechnuts
Other food crops: Ramps (wild leeks), maple syrup, and honey
Plants used for decorative purposes, dyes, and crafts: Galax, princess pine, white oak, pussy willow branches in the spring, holly, bittersweet, and bloodroot and ground pine (Lycopodium)
WILDLIFE
Years of progressive wildlife management practices have created the ideal wildlife preserve. Early on, management goals promoted overall wildlife health, facilitated the harvest of game, developed wildlife viewing areas, increased carrying capacity, and increased species diversity.
The Bluestone Lake, Greenbrier River and New River are major contributors to the local ecosystem richness and diversity for both plants and animals. Humphreys Run and the surrounding aquatic plant life create a water supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. The edges of the creek and wetlands support the aquatic food web, provide shelter for wildlife. The plant life associated with the wetland includes rushes, sedges, cattails, duckweed and algae.
There are many animals that live year-round and at other times in the water and around the edges of the dashed blueline stream including raccoons, opossums, blue herons, Canada geese, wood ducks, mallards, minnows, native fish, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrats, bull frogs, eagles, hawks and redwing blackbirds.
There is the insect and microscopic world including butterflies, dragonflies, water beetles, damselflies, tadpoles and various insect larvae.
The diverse tree species, coupled with the abundant water supply from the creek, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The miles of edge effect created between farm fields, creeks, hollows, ridges, and rock outcrops benefit all the resident wildlife. Bald eagles, white tail deer, black bear, wild turkey, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox and many species of songbirds, owls and raptors make up the resident wildlife population.
The hardwood forest provides the essential nutrient source and produces tons of hard mast including acorns, hickory nuts, beech nuts and black walnuts. Soft mast includes stag horn sumac, black cherry, tulip poplar seeds, maple seeds, autumn olive berries and blackberries.
SELF-SUSTAINING LIFE OFF THE GRID
Just like 200 years ago, when the first mountaineers settled the area, the property would be self-sustaining in times of necessity even without electricity.
Fresh water for drinking and cooking would come from springs and drilled water wells (hand drawing water from the wells using a cylinder well bucket).
The creek and forest would provide fresh food (fish, deer, and turkey).
The agricultural lands flat to rolling topography would be used to raise livestock of all kinds (chickens, pigs, cows, sheep, goats, rabbits etc.) and could be farmed with horse drawn equipment. The land would support vegetable gardens, berry patches, fruit orchards, and row crops of corn, oats and barley.
Beehives would provide honey and beeswax for candles.
The forest would provide firewood for heating and cooking, lumber for building, basket splints, maple syrup and pounds of nuts (walnuts, beechnuts and hickory nuts).
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