17051 Cr 71, Crestone, CO 81131 listing details

Shirley A Motz, Century 21 Valley Realty-Crestone, Cell: (719) 937-1691, [email protected], www.crenmls.com: "Inglewood"-a monumental last survivor of Crestone's mining boom days, was built 1908-1910 by a mine boss in the then fashionable Adirondack Great Camp Lodge style. 3643 sq.ft. country home on a 2-acre homestead in the county, just outside the Town of Crestone, no covenants. This home may be eligible for National Historic landmark status. Grand great room with mineral stone fireplace, old time mezzanine where bands used to play. Original woodwork and wallpaper. Over...sized living/great room leads to an upstairs bed/sitting room and attic. This area may be closed off and unheated in winter months. Retro 50's kitchen will take you back in time, large pantry off kitchen. Marble pastry slab for processing apples from the orchard. Wine cellar. Additional bedrooms lead out to the large new sunroom addition with French doors that runs the length of the south side of the home, providing passive solar. Covered porches for summer leisure wrap around the east and north sides next to the century old heirloom cider apple orchard. Beautiful gardens with fruit trees, aspen, flowers, berries, lilac and century old cottonwoods and junipers surround the home in a park-like setting. Outbuildings include a newer rustic style garage for up to 4 cars, with an upstairs and side room opening onto a greenhouse, lots of potential for additional finished space. Back up solar system which powers back-up Sunfrost refrigerator, as part of a diversified energy system. Greenhouse and large chicken coop, historic outhouse, and large root cellar, all restored, round out this past and present sustainable property. Property includes a new 206 ft. well with valuable grandfathered domestic water rights, for watering gardens, orchards, and small livestock for sustainability. All of this on 2 gorgeous acres hidden from the main road, looking out at the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. A creative project for someone interested in resilient living and historic restoration to add the finishing touches to one of Colorado's most unique historic properties. Show more