Golf Course Home In WNC For Sale in Murphy, NC

Poplar Grove is nestled in a shallow cove, with a commanding view of Cherokee Hills Golf Course. The property is a one-of-a-kind creation, fronted by a grove of more than thirty mature poplars and spanning 1.5 acres on a gentle slope. It has been landscaped with a recent planting of over forty poplar saplings, helping explain comments from some that Poplar Grove is one of the most lovely landscaped properties in Cherokee County. A stream meandering along the boundary could be dammed to create a small pond at the lowest level of the site. Mountain laurel, dogwoods, cultured azaleas, crepe myrtles, several varieties of day lilies, roses, firewitch, and camellias are some of the landscaping additions for flowering plantings. Hollies, giant ferns, wild azaleas and a magnificent fir tree occur naturally on the property.

Poplar Grove, now the third house from the entrance to prestigious PoorHouse Mountain Trail, offers an unparalleled view of the golf course’s clubhouse, the putting green, the driving range, the Longhouse Restaurant , the ninth green, the eighteenth green, the tee for hole number one, a long view of the fairway on hole twelve, and approach shots on holes nine and eighteen. In fact, errant hooks and slices on hole nine provide an ample supply of Titlest, Wilson Pro Staff, Top Flite XL, Maxfli, Pinnacle, and other balls which have landed among the mature growth poplars. (Titlest seems to be by far the favorite.) Driving range balls are also in plentiful supply as they regularly clear the fence near the 300 yard point to rest with the errant shots from fairway nine.

Click on Upgrades and Special Touches to gain an appreciation for some of the details of the house. The house’s insulation is highly effficient, its heating and air conditioning system is top-of-the-line, and foundation walls are poured concrete. These features combine so that the average monthly electric bill for the last year was $51.82, the average monthly propane expense for the last 55 months was $85.35. Water/sewer is a flat $31 per month.

Professionals who know the markets tell us that location, location, location are the three most important issues in selecting a house. Poplar Grove is six to seven minutes from downtown Murphy, ten minutes from Murphy Medical Center, ten minutes from Tri-County Community College, and six to seven minutes from John C. Campbell Folk School. Centrally located, Cherokee Hills is two hours north of Atlanta, 90 minutes east of Chattanooga, two hours south of Knoxville, and two hours west of Asheville.

Home is being offered for $635,000. Contact Century-21, Jan Romans Realty [website], 828-837-3660.