Description

Private 39-Acre Lodge-Style Residential Estate with Woods, Water & Wildlife Experience a rare opportunity to own a gated 39-acre residential-forest estate near Waynetown, combining privacy, natural beauty, and functionality. Tucked at the end of a long, rock-lined private lane, the property opens into a peaceful, park-like compound of mature woods, open meadows, and abundant wildlife. The 1.5-story home offers 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, and over 3,000 square feet of living space. A spacious basement family room with fireplace, warm lodge-style finishes, and flexible sleeping for 8-10 make it perfect for everyday living or weekend retreats. The land features wooded trails and meadows ideal for exploring, riding, hunting, gardening, or simply relaxing. Wildlife abounds, including deer, wild turkeys, herons, hawks, turtles, and bald eagles. Foragers will enjoy morels, lion’s mane, oysters, puffballs, chicken-of-the-woods, wild ramps, walnuts, and hickory nuts. Trees and plantings include Norway spruce, Kousa dogwood, oak, cherry, hickory, sassafras, hemlock, and a perennial native garden. Outdoor amenities include a private swimming hole along Coal Creek, a decorative stone fire pit, a large circular mostly concrete drive with cut-log palisade, an 8-acre pasture, and multiple potential building sites. A large metal outbuilding provides storage, workshop space, or covered parking. Secluded yet accessible, the estate is minutes from I-74, ~40 minutes to Purdue University, just over 1 hour to Indianapolis, ~1 hr 15 min to Terre Haute, ~1 hr 45 min to Champaign, and under 3 hours to Chicago. Perfect as a full-time residence, weekend retreat, hunter’s getaway, or private recreational estate, this one-of-a-kind property combines lodge-style charm, rich natural resources, and unmatched versatility-it’s more than a home, it’s a lifestyle. Features of the Estate:39 Acres mostly Wooded with 8 acres Pasture-Flowing Creek with Swimming Hole-Close Proximity to I74-3000+Sq Ft Home.