328 High Knob Road , Blue Grass, VA 24413(Highland County)

Offering more than 2,500 sq. ft. of living space, this one and a half story residence with full basement and garage features locally harvested materials and custom craftsmanship. Its' two-story fireplace, chimney, and foundation were designed and built by a local stonemason from rock handpicked from nearby Jack Mountain. The home also features locally harvested maple woodwork throughout, including custom trim, custom office cabinetry and bookcases, and custom Amish made five panel interior doors. Much of the woodwork in the house is handcrafted.

A beautifully crafted staircase made of hickory, maple, and poplar curls alongside an expansive great room with cathedral ceiling and two sets of french doors opening onto a covered porch with westward views of Lantz Mountain. The centerpiece of the room is a two-story stacked-rock stone fireplace with gas logs and handcrafted mantel of douglas fir.

The home also features an eat-in kitchen with custom Corian countertops, maple cabinetry, and porcelain tile floors as well as a french door refrigerator, gas range, and dishwasher. Opening off the kitchen is an elegant dining room with handcrafted maple plate rail, velvet jacquard wall paper and french doors opening on the sundeck.

A large first floor master suite is surrounded by windows with some of the best mountain views in Virginia and features a sitting area, full master bath with window-surrounded whirlpool tub for two, porcelain tile floors, and maple cabinetry. The master suite also has three closets, one of them a full walk-in.

Brazilian hardwood and cherry floors are found throughout the home.

A custom office space designed and built by one of Charlottesville's foremost cabinetmakers features three walls of built-in bookcases and cabinets of locally harvested maple stained mahogany as well as a decorative tin tray ceiling with ambient lighting.

A half bath and laundry room with double sink round out the first floor while the second floor features two spacious bedrooms, a full bath, as well as extensive storage and walk-in attic space.

The home also has a full basement wired for finishing with wood-burning fireplace and roughed-in third full bathroom. Attached to the home is a one and a half car garage and adjacent utility room for storage of lawn and gardening equipment.

Designed for sustainable and low-maintenance living, the residence features an energy efficient and cost saving three zone geothermal HVAC system with auxiliary electric heat. The home's facade is maintenance free fiber cement board and batten, cedar shake, and lap-siding style. The house also features a beautiful stacked-rock stone foundation, composite decking, rails, and columns, and a commercial grade steel roof with snow guards.

The home's four sets of french doors and more than three dozen windows feature energy efficient double-paned, argon filled glass, and the framing features extra insulation with 2x6 studs, ensuring warmth, comfort and energy efficiency even in the midst of the coldest winters.

Loaded with outdoor living spaces, the house has a shady stone front porch and large wraparound porch and sundeck as well as rear stone patio.

The grounds are beautifully landscaped with lovingly designed flower gardens, maple, apple, cherry, and plum trees, as well as arbors featuring grapes, raspberries, and blackberries.

The surrounding acreage is mostly rolling pastureland, all of it fenced, and ready for grazing for added income as well as adding extensive privacy and some of Virginia's finest mountain views. From the windows and porches of the home you will not only enjoy one of western Virginia's most stunning private vistas but also regular sightings of bald and golden eagles, hawks, woodpeckers and songbirds by the dozens, a true bird paradise.

The residence is 1.7 miles from the village of Blue Grass and 12 miles from the county seat of Monterey. Those looking for a vacation retreat will enjoy the property's convenient access to snow-sports at Snowshoe, outdoor recreation in the George Washington National Forest and Monongahela National Forest, fishing on the Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers as well as the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River, fine dining and luxury spa at The Homestead and scenic train rides at Cass and Durbin WV.