1355 RsCR 3400 , Emory, TX 75440(Rains County)

Acadian Architecture On Lake Fork - Acadian style homes share a Country French feeling found in Louisiana and across the American southeast. It is a style of home that definitely has the Cajun influences with bedrooms often arranged on either side of a central hallway and with its aromatic kitchen in back. This beautiful, Acadian style, waterfront, home on Lake Fork has over 3295 sq feet heat and air and more than 4695 sq feet under roof. The home is situated on an elevated building site with over 0.81 acres deeded and almost another acre of lease back. This home provides a great view of Lake Fork from the living, dining and breakfast areas well as the kitchen. You can wake up in the morning and go out and sit on the huge deck enjoy your first cup of coffee or at the end of the day, enjoy a warm breeze coming across the water and watch incredible sunsets. You have your own pier and boat house with a lift, a storage closet and a very large party deck. The water in the boat house when the lake is full ranges from 10 to 11 feet when the lake is full. You also have 128 feet of retaining wall. When you walk into this home you will be taken back by the 11 inch wide, antique heart of the pine flooring right out of an old warehouse in Chicago. The brick used in the fireplace area is Mississippi River antique brick from New Orleans. You have high ceilings throughout along with large, crown molding and lots of recessed lighting. And speaking of high, all of the interior, downstairs doors are 8 feet in height with transom windows above with the upstairs doors being 7 feet in height. The living area focuses on the large cast iron stove which is both decorative as well as extremely functional. It can almost heat up the entire downstairs. Beautiful built-in are on either side. All of the windows are completely finished out. You will not find too many kitchens that will be this much fun to work in with all of the room it offers. You have a huge, functional kitchen with a separate work area. It also has a kitchen island/breakfast bar with pendant lighting above. The countertops are Corian. The gas stove, cook top and vent-a-hood are all stainless steel. The dining area and the breakfast area are extremely large to accommodate large gatherings. Conveniently off of the kitchen you will find a very large walk-in pantry plus your utility room. The master bedroom is large enough to have a separate sitting area. From the master bedroom you walk into the master bathroom which has tile flooring, a large, walk-in shower, vanity area, his and her walk-in closets and linen closet. The downstairs guest bedroom mirrors the master bedroom and shares a large bathroom. All of the bedrooms up stairs are very large. All of the dormers are functional and work well as additional sleeping areas for when all of the children show with all of their children. Just think, after you buy this home, you can open your favorite cook book and start working on some of those great recipes from New Orleans and carry on that Acadia tradition.