LISTING DETAILS
Quintessential Mayview home! Far Horizons boasts some of the best views the High Country has to offer. Enjoy expansive views of the John''s River Gorge. Built in 1924, this stunning home has undergone 2 major renovations since the 1990's. Brought down to the studs in 2015 with additional improvements done in the last 2 years including all new plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems. Reclaimed wormy chestnut kitchen cabinets, leak detection system, smart home technology, new stone and bark siding, redesigned landscaping, lighting, new front entry and gates among some of the recent updates. Living area in the home plus additional guest apartment above the garage provides almost 7,000 sqft of living space with a total of 4 bedrooms, each with a bath, and 1 bedroom and bath, additional sleeping area, kitchen, living room above the garage. Home features synthetic slate roof, 7 stone fireplaces, stone patio and four balconies. Balcony off master bedroom has a hot tub. Oversized garage has room for 3+ vehicles. Breezeway connecting main home to garage and apartment features original bark siding from the 1920's. Minutes to downtown Blowing Rock, Cone Manor, hiking trails, dining and shopping.
HISTORY via Blowing Rock News and the previous listing
William Alexander, also known as the developer who built Mayview Manor and effectively created what we no today as the Mayview neighborhood, built Far Horizons in 1924. It was home to Anne Cannon Reynolds Tate Forsyth for 50 years before being passed on to her son Zach Tate. This house has only belonged to 3 different families in over 90 years. It has been taken down to the studs and remodeled twice; first in 1990 and again in 2015. It features spectacular views of Johns River Gorge, Grandfather Mountain, Table Rock, Hawksbill - and on a clear day, glimpses of Charlotte and Mt. Mitchell. After a small furnace fire in 2014, a major renovation was initiated under the supervision of High Country interior designer Dianne Davant. “It’s a new house, but with the charm of an old estate on a grand landscaped lot."
FOR SALE $3,449,000
1245 Laurel Ln, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
4 beds | 4 Full/2 Half baths | 6274 sqft | .75 acres
LINKS:
Listing Agent, Zillow, Realtor, Blowing Rock News, Previous Listing, Mayview Manor,
Featured Photos
Just in case anyone is wondering what William Alexander's Mayview Manor looked like, I found a few pictures. It was built around the same time as Far Horizon, opened in 1921 and was in operation until 1966. After being abandoned for years, it was demolished in 1978. A sad ending for such a spectacular hotel. Now the only memories of it are pictures and a marker where it used to sit.
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