Some country estates come with a guest house, a pool and perhaps a particularly impressive barn. This sprawling South Carolina property decided to take a rather different approach.
Spread across more than 457 wooded acres in Ridge Spring, the $7.2 million estate has enough unusual features to make exploring the grounds something of an adventure.
There’s a climate-controlled teepee. A vintage railroad caboose. A fire tower. A classic windmill. Historic farm equipment. Multiple ponds and streams.
And that’s before getting to the 16-bedroom custom log home at the center of it all.
Located at 1366 Cummings Road, the property is currently listed with Allison Forehand of Coldwell Banker Best Life Realty.
Its sheer scale gives it potential well beyond that of a conventional private residence, with possibilities ranging from a multigenerational family compound to an executive or hunting retreat, event property or hospitality operation.
The main residence alone spans approximately 10,662 square feet and was built on a scale intended to accommodate a crowd.
It has 16 bedrooms, 18 full bathrooms, two kitchens, a large dining room and numerous gathering and living spaces.
And there’s a rather sweet explanation for the unusually high bedroom count: the owner who built the property reportedly wanted to make sure all of his grandchildren could have rooms of their own, while also creating plenty of places around the estate for them to play.
А substantial porte-cochère marks the arrival, while the log home’s setting overlooking a pond immediately establishes just how far removed this property feels from a typical residential neighborhood.
Inside, the extensive use of timber gives the house the character of an oversized private lodge.
Two kitchens make considerably more sense when considering the number of people the home can accommodate, while the large dining room and multiple gathering areas were designed with extended-family stays and group entertaining in mind.
But much of the fun happens outside the main house.
Among the property’s more unexpected accommodations is a climate-controlled teepee, designed as another hangout for children and guests.
Elsewhere on the grounds sits a vintage railroad caboose, adding an entirely different sort of curiosity to the estate.
There’s also a fire tower offering panoramic views across the acreage, a traditional windmill and displays of historic farm equipment scattered around the property.
Together, the various structures give the grounds a slightly eccentric, exploratory quality — the kind of place where a walk around the estate can turn up something completely unexpected.
More conventional accommodations are available, too.
A separate guest cottage provides additional lodging away from the main residence, while a boathouse supports activities around the water. A large metal shop and separate tractor and equipment building handle the decidedly practical side of maintaining 457-plus acres.
The recreational lineup is similarly extensive.
A basketball court, volleyball court and tetherball court provide dedicated play areas close to home, while the surrounding land opens up far more possibilities.
Multiple ponds and streams run through the property, providing fishing opportunities as well as wildlife habitat and scenic views.
For hunting, approximately 10 established locations have already been set up across the acreage, complete with food plots and strategically positioned deer stands.
The property’s enormous footprint also creates a level of seclusion that would be difficult to achieve with a more conventional luxury home.
Much of the acreage remains wooded, surrounding the residence and its assorted recreational structures with substantial stretches of undeveloped land.
Despite that sense of isolation, the estate isn’t entirely removed from one of the region’s biggest annual attractions. Augusta, Georgia, is within driving distance, and according to information provided with the listing, the property has previously been rented by a corporation attending the golf tournament at Augusta National.
That combination of acreage, accommodations and group-oriented amenities helps explain why the property could have a life beyond serving as someone’s private home.
With 16 bedrooms in the main residence, separate guest accommodations, extensive recreational facilities and hundreds of acres at its disposal, the estate could conceivably serve as a corporate retreat, hunting lodge, event destination, ministry retreat or large family compound.
But it’s the collection of oddball extras that makes this $7.2 million South Carolina property especially memorable.
After all, plenty of estates have guest rooms and fishing ponds. Far fewer can offer overnight visitors a climate-controlled teepee, a vintage caboose and a fire tower — all before breakfast.
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