4517 Sperryville Pike

The home is sited on a gentle hillside under a canopy of immense pines, maples and firs with an understory of dogwoods, azaleas, rhododendrons and hydrangeas.  A guest cottage and garden shed behind the home reflects the architecture in an endearing repetition of form.  And a 3-minute trail through a rolling hayfield leads to a stunning aerie that literally crowns the property with 360 degrees of the best views anywhere. This glass gazebo is surrounded by a four-sided deck that highlights the sweeping views on all points of the compass.  Old Rag Mountain commands the horizon to the southwest with Slaughter Mountain in the foreground and the Blue Ridge above Sperryville to the north.  The lovely landscape of rolling farmland and pockets of forest ripple to the horizon.  This is a marvelous spot for yoga, meditation, reading or simply admiring the astonishing beauty of Rappahannock County. The clapboarded sided home has a wide front porch that yields to the living room anchored by a wood burning fireplace. Beyond is the formal dining room and kitchen that is big enough for a table for casual meals. To the rear of the kitchen is a flagstone floored sunroom. There is a bedroom and full bath on the main floor. The upper level includes two bedrooms and a second bath. The landing opens to a wide rear deck overlooking the lawns and gardens. There is a delightful distant view to the Blue Mountains from the deck. A 2-story guest house is linked by a flagstone pathway through graceful gardens of perennials and flowering shrubs.  There is a kitchen and dining area on the main level and there is a living room/sleeping quarters on the upper level.   It has high cathedral ceilings and a dramatic fieldstone fireplace.  A wide rear deck spans the back of the upper level, offering lovely views of the rear lawn and hayfields beyond. There is a substantial garden building nestled in the trees above the guest house.  This concrete floored building has electricity and could easily be repurposed as a studio or office. The gardens and plantings around the home are really the icing on the cake.  The landscaping is mature, meticulously maintained and simply magical with ever changing layers color, form and interest in all seasons.  The most remarkable space is a water garden constructed around the ruins of an old springhouse.  Stone steps and pathways lined by plantings meander around a stone fishpond full of aquatic plants and koi. From the charming cottages and gardens to the stunning hilltop aerie this 15-acre property has all the country virtues to warm your heat and please your soul.