Property Description:
The Conaway Farm has been in the same family since the 1800s and is a turn-key retreat or primary residence for someone wanting a residential farm with beautiful views overlooking the park like forests and pastures that this area is famous for. Situated on 68.323 acres of improved pasture, woods with wet weather creeks and a nice pond, the land has been meticulously maintained. The ranch house/barndominium is a well-appointed with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is great for entertaining with open living areas and beautiful porches that overlook the ranch. The two covered porches on either side of the building and a large climate-controlled shop area on the first floor for entertaining, working on projects and storing equipment. It is only 7 miles southeast of Palestine and 2 hours southeast of Downtown Dallas.
Location:
Located 7 miles north of Palestine, 33 miles south of Athens and 2 hours southeast of Dallas the primary house has a physical address of 1323 County Road 153, Anderson County, Texas. The property is square in configuration with approximately 1,600 feet of frontage along the north side of CR 1323, which is a two-lane, asphalt paved road.
Land:
The meticulously maintained property totals approximately 68 acres and is a mixture of gently sloping, open pasture land with beautiful views overlooking the park like forests and trails providing habitat for the abundant wildlife in the area. There are wet weather creeks/draws and two nice ponds. There is perimeter fencing as well as cross fencing with 5 strand barb wire. The majority of the property has an agricultural exemption
Water:
The farm has community water to the house and two nice ponds. It also has a north/south seasonal creek running through the woods on the west side of the property. Community electricity is run to the house and other parts of the property, a septic tank handles the waste, the propane tank is owned and will convey with the property, and there is a generator to provide power in case of an outage. There is also fiber optic run directly to the house.
Improvements:
Coming through the tree lined code accessed entry gate, and down a gravel road through and around a large stand of pine and hardwood trees, is a secluded custom barndominium that was built by a well-known and successful local home builder for his personal use. The attention to detail and use of the latest techniques and materials is very apparent. The exterior of this two-story home is constructed of board and batten hardeboard with a composition roof. The main living area on the second floor has windows on three sides with spectacular views overlooking the pastures and woods . The vaulted great room has with fire place, kitchen with updated appliances and large countertop with island and bar stools, vaulted primary bedroom/bathroom and total 1,232 00 sf. The ground level is approximately 1,144 sf, including a bunkroom with four built-in bunk beds and a full bath downstairs which are part of the shop and storage area with three roll up doors. Two of the doors have screens to provide great breezes for much of the year to provide an indoor/outdoor environment to enjoy playing games and watching the big screen TV. A passenger and roll-up door open onto the covered patios on each side of the building, each with four fans.
There is a generator for the times electricity is down and a propane tank
Recreation/Hunting:
The farm has a variety of trails and at least one blind to hunt or observe wildlife. Due to the numerous creeks, draws and woods on the property and in the area, there is abundant wildlife. There are a number of large nearby lakes such as Lake Palestine and Richland Chambers to enjoy fishing and recreational water sports.
