Ithaka, Moore's Creek
Fishing Bay area, Deltaville, VA 23043
2-bedroom, 2-bath House on 1.6 acres with 2 outbuildings
The property is a 1.6-acre lot in a triangular shape, backing onto newly planted pine forest, with no immediate neighbors houses encroaching. The site feels like a forest-wooded site and is on a private road maintained by residents at a voluntary cost of approx. $50 p.a.
The house is a private dwelling and not part of an association. It has no restricting covenants or deeds of association relating to it except for electricity supply, which is buried.
The well was drilled to 140' and has been in good water with the pump located approximately 100' deep. Septic system is a conventional 2-tank system, pumping to a leach field of 300 running foot.
View from dining room to living room
Cathedral-ceiling living room with woodstove
Dining room with door to laundry
Kitchen has pantry out of view
Side entrance through laundry, convenient to kitchen
Front of house before spring blooms
Front of house, showing garage
Garage, carport in rear, metal shed
View of house from Moore's Pointe Road
Second view of front of house from the road
The whole house is vinyl sided with the roof shingled. The property is situated just over a mile from Deltaville Post Office and Fishing Bay Yacht Club. There is ample space on the property for the erection of further buildings and landscaping, if desired.
Outbuildings
A manufactured metal shed of 96 sq ft, a wooden gambrel construction shed of 96 sq ft and firewood shed of approximately 140 sq ft., are the only outbuildings. All are in good condition. There is also a lean-to attached to the garage to keep a car out of the sun.
The property is accessed by a curved semi-circular drive that wanders through the property without leading directly up to the house. In front of the house is a laid garden and on the other side of the access road is approx. 50' of woodland separating the house from the private road. Most of the trees on the property are mature but due to recent hurricanes etc. there are quite a few gaps now and a large pile of firewood.
House
The house was completed in 2002 and is a timber frame ranch style on one floor, with an attached garage. The house was built to code and has insulation in wall, ceiling and floor and it has been easy to heat in the winter.
Design was on the basis of space and light so there are six skylights in a 9 x 12 pitched roof, with 9' ceilings and 5' wide corridor. Every room has at least one window and the main Sitting Room has a cathedral ceiling. The Living Room area consists of a living/dining space with a separate walk-in Pantry and a Cleaning Cupboard.
The Master Bedroom has a walk-in closet and a private bathroom with a shower. There is also a Guest/common bathroom with a shower adjacent to the Second Bedroom. The Second Bedroom has pull down loft access and built-in cupboards.
The Study is provided with telephone points and outlets to function as an office or a bedroom without built-in closet.
The house has five ceiling fans and many options of lighting. It has a wood stove, which has been more than adequate in the worst of winters. An air conditioning unit has recently been installed with heat pump and back-up electric heating. There is a gas wall heater in the Living Room for quick heat.
The Loft has a huge area of approximately 300' that could be developed into further accommodation.
The septic system is a 3 bedroom septic, so that a third bedroom could be accommodated at any stage.
There is a Wet Room with washer, dryer and sink. Also a Services Room with water heater, pressure vessel and electrics.
Finally there is a front and rear porch, neither of which is screened.
Garage
The Garage is approximately 20' x 24' with a single lift-up garage door on the front and a side door. In the garage are the chimney clean out and the air handler for the air conditioning. The walls are lined with plywood and the ceiling is open to rafters with a small pergola.