This remarkable property is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee National Forest and borders lakeshore TVA property.

Formerly known as “Once Upon a Time,” these 20 acres have been the home of a well-known furniture maker and a respected environmental educator and trail builder who made their living on the property hosting “Breakaways.” They housed and educated over 2,000 college students from 175 universities across the US and over 64 foreign countries while the students did community service work for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee National Forest, and the Snowbird Cherokee community. Their website can be viewed at OnceUponATimeBreakaway.com.

The buildings have been handcrafted by the owner over the past 25 years with lumber and stones from the surrounding land. His 60 years of construction and furniture-making show in the beautiful details everywhere. The main residence has been meticulously crafted and designed for energy efficiency and has a large carport a few feet away. There are two spacious, clean and comfortable bunkhouses, one with a large completely equipped kitchen, and a small cabin with capacity of a total of 29. The huge woodworking shop has a built-in overhead dust collection system and is professionally equipped. The storage barn has 12-ft. clearance in height for big equipment and vehicles. All of the buildings are Appalachian style with natural wood siding.

There’s a large raised-bed garden with mature blueberry bushes and grapevines, a fenced chicken coop, a hiking trail through the woods, a bonfire area, and a shooting range.

This property can be a wonderful family-only dwelling as it is now, or an income-producing venture part time or full time. There are too many possibilities to list, but in the right hands, this property could be very profitable. Or you could do nothing but sit on any of the cedar porches and watch the light play across the mountains.

The area is very rural with lots of wildlife: deer, turkey, fox, osprey, eagle, black bear and wild boar. Over 100 varieties of wildflowers are on the property, plus rhododendron gardens. You can’t see any neighbors but they are great neighbors. The property is 15 acres of forest and 5 acres cleared for buildings and garden.

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For sale by owner: $825,000

No agents, please.