Renfro Ridge Rd. Ararat, VA 24053

Located on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway is a 48 acre Fraser Fir tree farm with a small log cabin. Divided into 3 parcels, the first parcel with the log cabin is 14.6 acres. The second parcel has 23.1 acres and the 3rd parcel has a pond on 11 acres. Total Fraser Fir Trees is 6,500. Potential home site already with pad in place is located on top of the Mountain with Flat grassy area for backyards and Trees. Views from this site are tremendous as you would expect from the Blue Ridge Parkway.$457,000 for land only Trees are $4 per tree. Without the land trees are as follows $5/tree for 4/5's; $6/tree for 6/7's; $8/tree for 8's . The three lots are: #1 14.6 with cabin....................$139K #2 23.1 with most of the trees...$199K #3 11.0 with the trout pond......$119K Total $457K This property once belonged to the Logan family and adjoins the Puckett Farm whose early cabin is an exhibit at milepost 190 on the Parkway. In 1767 it was part of Pittsylvania County, which comprised land that is now six counties. John Bowman, a Revolutionary War soldier, was the earliest known settler in this area. Joshua Renfro, whom the access road is named, was a captain in a local militia under the command of Col Abram Penn. The farm in the twentieth century was primarily cultivated in corn, tobacco and cabbage, the pond was used for irrigation. The spring that forms the pond is the source of East Johnson Creek. The property borders the parkway for one third of a mile and is at 3300 feet elevation. Patrick County Real estate taxes in 2011 were $1458.72. A large portion of the farm is in rich hay pasture. There are three tax map parcels in this tract enabling that many divisions. There are two separate right of ways that grant direct access to the parkway, which, as you know, is an unusual characteristic of parkway property. The aforementioned pond has supported a strong trout population, and besides the East Johnson Creek, there are two other springs on the property as well. This is very unusual to have this much water above 3000 feet elevation. The fully modern log cabin on the property was constructed out of old, hand-hewn logs in the late 1990's. There is also a tractor shed. The property has several outstanding 360 degree view building sites, one already equipped with 200 amp electric power, a 13 gpm well and a septic field approved for a three bedroom house. The well also supplies the existing cabin and the latter has it's own septic system. Golf is nearby at The Old Mill Club. A once in a lifetime opportunity on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Less

Located on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway is a 48 acre Fraser Fir tree farm with a small log cabin. Divided into 3 parcels, the first parcel with the log cabin is 14.6 acres. The second parcel has 23.1 acres and the 3rd parcel has a pond on 11 acres. Total Fraser Fir Trees is 6,500. Potential home site already with pad in place is located on top of the Mountain with Flat grassy area for backyards and Trees. Views from this site are tremendous as you would expect from the Blue Ridge Parkway.$45 Read More