Forest Gate

Summary of Features

• The estate is located in Flat Rock, approximately 3 miles south of Hendersonville and 25 miles south of Asheville, North Carolina
• Forest Gate includes 57 acres with pastures, woodlands, a 1.5-acre lake and 7 streams
• The main residence includes over 10,000 square feet of heated/cooled space
• Construction of the home required 3 years
• The home was designed by Tim Greene and Associates of Cashiers, North Carolina
• All construction performed by Bronco Construction of Horseshoe, North Carolina
• All landscaping and land planning designed, installed, maintained by Snow Creek Nursery and Landscaping
• The residence sits at 2800-plus feet in elevation with Continental Divide running near house
• The front of house offers full Southern exposure
• The house features 270-degree long-range views to Mt. Pisgah, downtown Hendersonville, Mt. Mitchell, Tryon Peak and the golf course at Kenmure
• The estate has access to two main roads
• Both road accesses are gated entrances with stone columns, custom Bevolo lights and custom fabricated steel gates with sophisticated control systems

• Stone floors from the Burgundy region of France, and supplied by Paris Ceramics of London
• Staircase is reclaimed oak and pine
• Window seat in second level foyer
• Stairway custom-fabricated by Square Peg Construction of Asheville

• Custom 18x25 Home Theater designed for dedicated audio/video enjoyment
• Features acoustic treatments, separate electrical circuits and wiring, coffered ceiling, lighting, custom motorized leather theater chairs
• State-of-the-art rear screen projector

• Appliance package in kitchen/butler's pantry has double Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezers, Thermodor heating drawer, Thermodor full double-oven gas range with four burners, grill, griddle, customized overhead exhaust system built into stone facade, two Miele dishwashers, Thermodor microwave
• Kitchen features two hand-hammered sinks, one in main area, one in Butler's Pantry
• Custom DBS butternut cabinetry in kitchen/butler's pantry, with custom Mauser cabinetry in all other areas
• Under-floor heating in the kitchen and keeping room
• Custom hand-hammered copper sink

• Master bedroom suite with dead-bolt entry, reinforced walls for security
• Glass doors from English church mounted in Master suite gallery
• Fireplaces, all wood-burning in design, all with gas log sets

General

• Rohl bathroom fixtures throughout
• Custom hand-hammered copper sinks in powder room and in master baths
• Toto toilets throughout
• Granite countertops throughout with marble in Hers bath and limestone in His bath
• Under-floor heating in both master baths

His Bath

• 6x6 steam shower with bench
• Features upper doors from a Vicarage in England

Her Bath

• Gas fireplace beside the oversized massaging tub
• Footwell heat in separate vanity
• Cedar lined walk-through closet

• Three-car garage with custom cedar doors and separate work room
• 600-square-foot apartment over garage with separate entrance/stairway, fitted with full bath, kitchenette, full bedroom with walk-in closet, sitting area.
• Separate potting shed at the rear of the garage with sink, heater, and garage door for utility vehicle storage

• Hot Springs spa installed on outside deck
• The patio features a gas pipe for grill
• All exterior railings/balcony decking of ironwood
• The screened porch features a wood burning stone fireplace

• Roof-Oversized "jumbo" cedar shakes over batten system
• Siding-cedar shingles over special underlayment to provide increased ventilation/life span
• 2 x 6 construction with cross-bracing throughout
• Reclaimed Materials:
• Wood floors taken from a girls' school in Pennsylvania
• Hand-hewn beams taken from Amish barns in Ohio
• Stone floors in main halls and kitchen/keeping rooms from the Burgundy region of France, and supplied by Paris Ceramics of London
• All fireplace beams from barns in the Midwest
• Over 7,000 square feet of granite cobblestones taken from streets of Chicago, originally used as ballast on ships coming from Europe
• All poplar trim/wainscoting in house milled from trees taken down to make room for house
• All oak wood floors in apartment milled from trees taken down to make room for house
• All interior/exterior doors, paneling, custom made from reclaimed oak
• All trim, striking stairway and railing, bookshelves/library ladder custom-fabricated by Square Peg Construction of Asheville
• All interior/exterior stonework accomplished by Jim MacFee over a two-year period. Tennessee fieldstone utilized.
• All materials for interior stone floors (aside from those reclaimed from France), and bathrooms from Walker/Zanger.
• All custom floor vent covers
• All door hardware aside from patio doors from Rocky Mountain in cast bronze. All locking mechanisms re-keyed for master keys, service keys, and specialty keys for security purposes
• All interior walls/ceilings in main residence with custom "blue-board" construction, with plaster coatings, paint and wax treatments by Paul Peretti of Cashiers
• All beam-work installation by David Jennings
• Nine custom copper/brass exterior gas lanterns and ten exterior electric lanterns fabricated by Bevolo of New Orleans
• Oversized copper gutters throughout
• Approximately 3,000 square feet of exterior flagstone floors on decks, stairs, screen porch and patio
• Seven stone fireplaces, all wood-burning in design, all with gas log sets
• Cobblestones are used as the driving surface in the motor court
• Kolbe and Kolbe fully-insulated/coated windows/patio doors

Security System

• Full security system with windows/doors wired, motion detectors throughout, wiring in place for cameras

HVAC System

• Top of the line Lennox heating/cooling with air purification systems and humidifiers
• Four systems in main house, with individual zones built in for individual room control
• Gas furnaces/heat pump combinations

Electrical

• Cat 5 wiring, oversized wiring throughout entire residence
• Lightning control system
• Custom Lutron/Crestron lighting control systems throughout residence/outside
• Oversized whole-house surge protection system
• 600-amp service in house
• Duke Power generator exclusive to residence
• Oversized Generac gas generator to maintain most of lighting and all systems in the event of a power outage

Audio/Video

• Audio/video distribution system throughout main residence
• In-ceiling speakers operational in screened porch, living room, dining room, kitchen/keeping room, downstairs office, master bedroom, His bath and shower, Her bath and shower, nursery, all other bedrooms, library
• Outside speakers installed under eaves across decking and to the front and sides of the house
• Audio, Inc/Design Inc of Asheville designed/equipped/installed and programmed all audio/video, security, lighting systems for entire project

Water System

• Residence on well water, landscape irrigation system on separate spring-fed system

Weather Data System

• Weather station atop main house with wireless transmission of weather data to two portable receivers in house

Phone System

• The main residence is wired for three separate phone lines

• Like the main residence, the farm features a gated entrance with stone columns, custom Bevolo lights and custom fabricated steel gates with sophisticated control systems
• The pond, approximately 1.5 acres, is home to great blue herons, mallards and wood ducks
• The 7 springs on the property contribute to two brooks which run to the main pond
• The stone koi pond is the site of the original spring house and is always spring fed
• Pastures are fenced with 4-rail white PVC

• Yellow House | Built in the 1960s and features harwood floors; stone fireplace; open living/dining area; home office; Screen porch overlooking the barns; Master bedroom with full bath; Large eat-in kitchen with double oven, tile countertops and knotty pine cabinetry
• Yellow Cottage | A 1-room cottage with bath used as an artist's retreat
• Original Farmhouse | Updated kitchen with vaulted ceilings; Brick fireplace in the living room
• Log Home | 2 bedrooms; 1 ½ baths Full kitchen with knotty pine cabinetry; full basement; wood floors throughout cut from trees on the property; private well; new roof in 2007
• Stone Home | Duplex currently used as a rental; Features a separate entrance off the main road; One side is a one-bedroom that rents currently for $400/month; The other side is a two-bedroom that rents currently for $550; private well

• Original Blue Barn | Built circa 1946; Includes a shop with 240 and 110 electrical, huge loft, 5 box stalls with sliding doors (1 is a large foaling stall)
• Storage Facility | 30 X 40 and 50 X 80 Morton Storage buildings with concrete floors; Can be entered with vehicles
• Outdoor Covered Arena | A 60 X 60 arena built by Morton; 60 X 60; Constructed in 2002
• Morton Barn | Built in 2001 with 9 12 X 12 stalls and 1 double stall 12 X 24; Features built-in Nelson stainless steel waterers in each stall, fly spray system, central air and heat in tack room and lounge. The lounge has tile floor, half bath, washer and dryer hook ups. The barn also includes a wash rack with hot and cold water and "instant heat" water heater. Infrared heaters are located in the wash rack and foaling stall; Feed room is 6 X 12; Tack room is 10 X 12 and has both heat and AC; Stall windows have electric ports for fans