A Rare Find In Clarke County: 10 acres with a 3/4 bed 2 1/2 bath home 1 ADDITIONAL DUR (Building Right min. 2 acres max. 3 acres) Mountains & Meadows are your only views. Shenandoah River 1 mile walk. Glorious rural location 'guaranteed permanent' seclusion, privacy, silence,tranquility & views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Cool Springs Cottage/Farmhouse built in 1892, improved & expanded over the years is nestled on 10 acres(About 2.5 open acres around the house with views from every window. A gardener's dream w/ many plantings, tall trees, all types of flowering shrubs, patio, lawn & garden shed, equipment & tool shed also a 4' deep 40' x 12' lap pool. House exterior construction freshly painted eye-catching 'Cinnamon Color' Stucco, Hardy Plank & Masonite siding. The metal roof, porch & wide ramp designed to also be a lit walkway all replaced June 2018. Newly refinished wood flooring. 3/4 bed, 2.5 baths, finished attic bonus room (could be used as 4th bed.with large windows, Liv. Rm. w/ stone fireplace surrounded by bookshelves. . Logs harvested from plentiful wood on property saves BIG on utilities as do Anderson & Pella windows throughout plus 14K LP emergency generator for power outages. Pellet stove in Mstr conveys. Dining room perfect for entertaining w entrances from living rm. kitchen & an additional sun room surrounded with tall glass windows & doors (superb natural light currently used as combination 'sun/plants/office/wine storage room' with 2 outside exits to patio & back porch). The utilities are housed in the partial basement w/ concrete floor. This property faces Holy Cross Abbey a 1200+acre working farm& monastery (watch video www.virginiatrappist.org ) backs up to large yard & then another farm also in conservation Hike 1 mile to Shenandoah River (great fishing, canoeing & tubing) Ideal commuting 1.9 miles from RT #7, 38 miles to Dulles airport with not 1 traffic light to go through. Totally protected from future subdivisions: surrounding land is all in agricultural conservation plus famous Civil War Battle of Cool Springs took place in July 1864 mostly on Abbey grounds. Berryville is delightful small town only 7 miles away offering a lively Farmers Market Mar-Oct. The Barns Art & Music & Event Venue weekly events. Weekly Auctions, Library, 2 parks both with playgrounds one with tennis, outdoor pool, Community Building w/ Gym, Exercise Center, 2 mile walking/jogging track, baseball, softball & soccer fields & daily Senior Center activities, Ruritan grounds offers yr. round events like, antique shows, craft events, annual Steam Show, Clarke County Fair every August, Tractor- Pulls. County taxes are low mainly due to only one high school, 1 middle, 3 elementary all built and paid for. NO HOA fees NO water & sewer bills. Taxes only $2,650 p.a. Zoned to allow residences & farm related businesses crops, vineyard, brewery, greenhouse, livestock, Air B&B, organic orchard, ???