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Hearthstone Log Home

This property is located in the Northeast corner of Somerset County in the subdivision known as Whitetail Acres where the minimal lot size is 10 acres. Year round access from PA Rt 56 is by Hollow Road, in the village of Ogletown, to Skyline Drive. These are township roads and are well maintained. From the middle of May to the end of the year, access from PA Rt 56 is also available by Buffalo Road. This is a well maintained State Forest road. During the winter months, this road is closed and is used for snowmobiles.

This property is adjacent to the Gallitzin State Forest and a short ten minute walk to PA State Game lands #26.

House: 2 story, 3 bedroom, 2,703 sq. ft. log home of dove tail construction using massive 6" x 12" hewed Hemlock and White Pine logs. The Modified Shenandoah Model was custom designed and manufactured by Hearthstone Log Homes in Dandridge, TN. Through the use of a crane, the home was erected on the site in the spring of 1993.

1st floor:

• Kitchen - 13'2" x 11'2"; stainless steel appliances, oak cabinets snack barer and ceramic tile flooring
• Dining room - 15'1" x 11'8", hardwood flooring
• Living room - 15'1" x 22'10", stone-faced fireplace with a wood burner insert with a blower, hardwood flooring
• Half Bath - ceramic tiled floor, high flush low water usage toilet
• Laundry room
• Pantry closet
• 5'2" x 5'4" storage room
• Foyer is ceramic tiled with closet
• Ceiling for the 1st floor is 2"x6" tongue and grooved with exposed beams

Sunroom: 12'x20'. Located off of the 1st floor, log room with 2"x6" tongue and grooved cathedral ceiling with exposed beams. Along with walls of Anderson Casement windows, there are four skylights and a ceiling fan. Hardwood flooring.

2nd floor:

• Master bedroom - 15'1"x14'8". Hardwood flooring, skylight, ceiling fan
• Master bathroom - double bowl vanity, high flush low water usage toilet, shower tube, ceramic tiled floor, operating skylight and large linen cabinet. Off of bath is a 6'5"x8' walk-in closet with overhead storage, skylight and ceiling fan
• Full bath - single bowl vanity, high flush low water usage toilet, shower tub, marble tiled flooring
• Open landing at the top of the stairs with hardwood flooring and a 3'x1'7" linen closet
• Ceilings for the 2nd floor are 2'x6' tongue and groove cathedral with exposed beams

Basement:

• Family room - 27'x21' with a half bath. Flooring is carpet and ceramic tiling. Bathroom flooring is ceramic. Ceiling is acoustic tile. Wainscoting and trim is American Butternut and American Chestnut. Wood stove
• Unfinished area - 400 sq. ft and includes the utility room with storage and a storage/workshop area

Special Features:

• French doors between the living room and sunroom
• Custom woodwork throughout in the usage of American Chestnut and American Butternut
• All windows are Anderson
• Large 24'x8' covered front porch and rear deck
• Perennial flower garden with pone in front of the house enclosed with a white vinyl fence
• All utilities are underground

Heat: Oil hot water baseboard with 4 zones (sunroom, 1st floor, 2nd floor and family room) two 275 gallon oil tanks in storage room. Two wood burning stoves.

Electric: 200 amp service. Service provide by Penelec

Water: well

Sewage: On site, sand mound

Real Estate Taxes: for 2011 $1,319.00. Property is in Clean and Green

Garage: Detached, two-car 24'x24', finished floor, 60 amp electric, insulated, wired for shop. Electric door openers.

Outbuilding: 15'x15' board and batten sided; two-door storage building with storage on the 2nd floor.

Property: 31.2 surveyed wooded acres. Enrolled in the Forest Stewardship Program with the management goals of developing wildlife habitat, timber management and aesthetics. This property, through property forest management, has provided income and can, with continuing the property forest management, provide a small income on a regular timeframe. A 100% timber survey in 2010 listed 93,808 bdft of merchantable timber; primarily red oak, black cherry and red maple on the property.

There are extensive flower and herb gardens in the house area and during the year wild flowers bloom throughout the property. Fresh wild and domestic blueberries flourish on the property and there is a picnic patio with a table and adjacent large stone campfire ring for your enjoyment. Mineral rights and gas and oil rights, if available, will be transferred.

Far away, but close: When you sit on the large front porch or by an evening campfire, you will only hear the sounds of the surrounding wilderness. Even though you are sitting in the middle of thousands of wilderness acres, you are not far from the amenities of civilization.

Pleasantville	6 mi	Windber	13 mi
PA Turnpike Bedford Interchange	22 mi	Richland Twp. Shopping Centers	17 mi
Interstate 9	14 mi	Johnstown	24 mi
State College	75 mi	Altoona	40 mi
Major airports in Pittsburgh, Baltimore & Washington			3 hrs

Low Cost of Living: Historically, the monthly expenses for this property are approximately $500. This covers the heating, R/E taxes, phone (landline), TV (satellite), electric, garbage and home owners insurance. With two wood stoves and an unlimited supply of firewood from the property, the cost of heating this home is less than $600 per year. Records can show that from 1998 to 2011 2,526 gallons of heating oil were used. This averages out to 180 gallons per year.

Move-in Condition: You can move into this property and begin to enjoy the home and surrounding area without concern for any major improvements. The home, garage and out building have been recently stained. The furnace was serviced and cleaned in 2011. Both wood burners and flues were serviced and cleaned in 2011. The furnace, wood stoves and flues will be serviced and cleaned after the 2011/2012 heating season. The septic tank was cleaned in 2012 and the lane had new gravel applied in 2011. The fuel oil tanks will be filled (550 gallons) and, depending on the tine of the year, the wood shed will be full of split and dried firewood (10 plus cords). So move in and enjoy.

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