Status: Closed
MLS#: VASH116856
Type: Residential - Single Family
HOA/Condo Fee: $701 Annually
Subdivision: Bryce Mountain
County: SHENANDOAH
HOA/Condo Fee: $701 Annually
Blackberry Chalet sits on a level lot in Bryce Resort with easy access from state Route 611. Excellent garage and workshop area; delightful screened porch; hardwood, ceramic tile floors, beautiful baths; spacious kitchen with pass-through to breakfast table ; 2 fireplaces and unique central skylight - approximately 2200 sqft of living space on two floors + decks around 3 sides of the house and a screened porch. Deep eaves on the roof, sheltering trees and casement windows provide energy efficiencies. Beyond the house on this generous .51 acre lot is a spacious 2-car garage with a workshop area and pull down stairs to additional storage above, in addition to storage cabinetry. The driveway and parking pad has room for many cars. 56 Blackberry Hill is accessed via a side-entry stair and deck beyond the stone and siding front of the house. The main-level features a high ceiling with beams linked to a structural central skylight. To the back of the house a roof extends the house beyond the deck and to a delightful screened porch. Casement windows and screened glass doors favor the local breezes as do several fans. 2 LG Split systems provide heating and cooling when needed. On the main level is a spacious entry foyer, a bedroom with windows to the front of the house, a beautifully appointed full bath with ceramic tile and wainscotting, a living room with windows to the front of the house, a brick wood-burning fireplace, a dining area flanked by two windows to the side and back decks of the house, a glass door to the screened porch and decks beyond, a high breakfast table served by the adjacent kitchen pass-through, and an all-white kitchen with black marble-tile counters. Note the Hardwood floors throughout except for the ceramic tile in the bathroom. A central staircase leads to the garden level of this house with 2 bedrooms with windows facing to the front of the house, flanking a lovely tiled bathroom with warm stone shower stall and wainescotting. The central brick fireplace is perfect for curling up after an afternoon of sports. The adjacent family room/home office/craft room with two casement windows also has built-shelving and excellent lighting and 1 LG Split for climate management. A laundry-utilities room completes the lower level. Except for the ceramic tile in the bathroom, the flooring is easy-care vinyl. An exterior door leads to a level woodland garden with a path around the house and to the garage.Separation from neighboring houses is provided by copses of trees. The tree canopy provides dappled light throughout the day and the extended roof eaves afford good shade in summer. Bryce is known for its playful breezes and restorative energy and 56 Blackberry Hill embodies those qualities. This pristine house is offered fully furnished. Basye-Bryce Resort is 1:30 to 2:00 hours from the DC metropolitan area and in the Allegheny Mountains of Shenandoah County. It has been a getaway from big city congestion and muggy climate since the 1900s. The community has underground utilities with high speed internet connections the norm. The Resort offers snow skiing and snowboarding in winter with great classes for all ages. Tubing, whether summer or winter, is enjoyed by many. Golf, tennis, mountain biking, zip line and swimming and fishing in 46 acre lake Laura are among the summer activities, along with hiking in nearby National Forests and concerts four miles away at Orkney Springs. Lake Laura has recently been brought up to 500-year flood standards and a new Lodge, Shenandoah House, was finished in 2019. Private pilots can land at VG-18 SkyBryce Airport (daytime operations only) for breakfast at the Lodge a short walk away. The Airport Library is, we think, the only one in the lower 48. Temperatures tend to be 10 degrees and cooler and 20% less humid than at lower elevations. Residents are from all over and from many walks of life and either live here full-time or have a part-time presence.