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Near Belleville, Ontario, Canada! Just minutes from the new Standardbred Race Track!
OPEN HOUSE!! Sunday September 27, 2009 from 2-4 PM!!
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NOW ON MLS!! #2095604
This property would make a wonderful Horse Farm - especially for Eventing or a Horse Show Barn (Hunter/Jumper, Western, etc.) Also great potential as a Standardbred Farm! It has hills for getting horses fit but also flat areas that would be perfect for a training track, sand ring and Jumper fields!
The farm was formerly a very successful beef cattle farm. It is currently a beautiful family hobby farm but it has all the potential to be whatever you want!
Are you searching for that perfect organic property with beautiful rolling hills? This is it! A great farm for either the serious farmer or hobby farmer!
Quick Summary of Features... - 4 bedroom brick bungalow (2 upstairs, 2 new bedrooms downstairs - all a good size), with over 2000 sq ft of living space! -1.5 baths -Main Level - large open concept living area with family room, separate living room (possible 3rd bedroom upstairs??), kitchen with lots of cupboard and counter space, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, main level laundry, single attached & insulated garage - Lower level - 2 good sized bedrooms, rec room plus storage rooms (basement is still in the process of being finished) - Barn - huge bank barn with reinforced loft floor for storing hay or machinery, water & hydro, tall ceilings for horses, currently 3 stalls + lots of room for more, large attached lean-to, drive-shed section, 2 tack/feed rooms, 2 fenced barnyard areas, automatic waterers. Also a large storage trailer for tools, wood, workshop, etc. - Property - 89 acres of rolling pastures and hayfields and forest. Approx. 30 acres hayfields (mostly fenced), 20 acres pasture (all fenced) - total of about 50 acres workable, balance is mature forest, spring on the property, pond, quarry, etc. Frontage on 2 roads.
Interested? Read on for an in depth description:
This property features two large hills in the pastures -great for winter tobogganing and family skiing or snowboarding. There are gently rolling hills in the 30 acres of hayfields - soil is mostly a clay loam mixture. There are also a couple flat areas for riding rings and/or training track? This farm has huge potential as a Cross Country/Eventing farm with very interesting topography, a challenging ride, ideal for getting horses fit, with both hilly and flat areas through the forest to give a horse and rider a good variety. There are trails throughout the property, a spring, a pond for winter skating, a rock quarry where we have our annual family bonfires. The hayfields at the back of the property would be perfect as a horse show area. The fields have a nice flat area for show rings (or a possible training track??) but also an elevated area, ideal for spectators...like a natural grandstand! There would also be plenty of parking for trailers with access off of Shannonville Rd. It would be ideal for hosting horse shows without disturbing your own horses near the barn.
The barn is a very well built, sturdy bank barn. The loft floor has been reinforced and has easily housed 3 tractors plus hay and other equipment. There is a huge run-in shelter for the animals plus two separate barnyard areas (some new post and rail fencing in June 2009). The lean-to section easily shelters our 4 horses and 8 cows without them being cramped for space. The main level of the barn includes a tall ceiling (perfect for horses), a large tack/feed area (plus another tack room area upstairs), a large driveshed section for the tractor (or could be converted to more stalls). The main section that we use to house animals currently has 3 stalls/pens (including 2 stanchions for cows) but there is plenty of room for more stalls. We had planned on putting in at least 4 more large box stalls on that side of the barn. The barn yard dries quickly after rain so the animals aren't left standing in mud for very long. There is a large flat area near the barnyard where we had planned on eventually putting in a large sand riding ring. The size of it was going to be about 120' x 200'+. There is also a separate hay storage barn which holds about 100 large round or square bales, maybe more. There are also posts installed for a 60' round pen...all it needs are rails, which can be taken right off the property.
The house is a well-built brick bungalow, about 19 years old, with a newer roof ('07), hardwood floors throughout the main level, central vac, spacious living area including a large kitchen with plenty of counter and cupboard space, large dining area, family room, & separate living room. There are 2 good sized bedrooms upstairs, a full bath, a half bath ensuite, and main floor laundry area. There are two new spacious bedrooms downstairs (or bedroom + office - still in the process of being finished) + a rec room and storage areas - add your own finishing touches to the new basement living areas. Basement comes with a lifetime dryness guarantee from Wet Tek. The home is heated with an electric/wood combination forced air furnace. The wood heat is incredible in the winter and the electric heat acts as a back-up when we aren't there to keep the fire going. We've been known to wear shorts and t-shirts in the dead of winter because the wood heat works so well! There is an attached, insulated single car garage with entry into the house and basement (new garage door and automatic opener in July 2009). There is also a hidden shute from the garage to the basement to ensure easy wood storage for the furnace.
The house faces almost directly south for great sun exposure all day - also great for solar panels in the future. The front yard would be an ideal location for both vegetable and flower gardens. There are many mature locus trees and maple trees to provide shade at the hottest times of the day. The driveway is lined with maple trees and there is a pear and cherry tree in the front yard. There are two little weeping willow trees in the pasture...they would be at either end of the future sand ring. The backyard has 3 mature apple trees and a fourth that is still growing. The apples are delicious and the animals love the ones that fall off the tree. There is asparagus in the backyard and also a gorgeous view of the property. There are also raspberries throughout the property.
There is a circular driveway to make it easier to maneuver horse trailers and farm equipment.
There are approximately 20 acres of pasture (fenced), 30 acres of hayfields (also mostly fenced), the balance is a mixture of hardwood and softwood forest, some wet areas but no real marsh/swamp that I've found. There is a small creek that runs through the property from the spring. There are water troughs set up for the animals at the spring too.
This property has easy access off two paved roads and is situated close to all amenities: Chisolm Lumber is about 2 kms away, Belleville is about 15-20 minutes, Trenton 30 minutes, Napanee is about 20 minutes, Kingston is about 45 minutes, Toronto is about 2 hours, Ottawa is about 2-2.5 hours. This property is quite central to everything and is priced to sell! Come raise your children in a tight knit community with neighbours who care about one another and are always there to help each other out.
Inclusions: built-in appliances (oven, stove top, dishwasher), window coverings, electric light fixtures and ceiling fans, central vac & all related accessories.
Services available: Hydro, drilled wells (x2+), septic, phone, satellite, either dial-up or high speed internet (via satellite or possibly those sticks that run off cell phone signals), heat (electric/wood combination forced air furnace). Hydro & water to barn. Automatic waterers in barn and barnyard.
Lots of trails nearby!
Sellers are NON-smokers. To see more pictures go to the following link: http://www.landolakesproperty.com/o neproperty.cfm?ID=329
Call to book an appointment!
Just remember...we're still in the midst of construction (finishing the basement) so you'll have to look past the construction mess to what the basement could be for you.
Call or email Chantel for more information: Work: 613-336-1737 Home: 613-477-1064 Email:chantelwinney@aol.com
