100-year-old 1876 homestead, home built 1895-1900. It is a beautiful, private and quiet place to live. It is located on 19.7 acres of land, including part of a pond.
The building site is surrounded by a grove of trees. The property is adjacent to farm land to the south and west, a pond to the east, and approximately 160-200 wildlife acres to the north which are owned by US Fish and Wildlife. The closest neighbors are about 1/2 mile away.
Wildlife is bountiful, including ducks, geese, beavers, fox, coyotes and deer. A variety of birds visit our feeders and enjoy the perennial flower gardens including orioles, hummingbirds, finch , chickadees, nuthatches, wood peckers, etc.
While preserving the homes original architectural features, we have added many amenities. We put in two new furnaces, one for the main floor and one for the 2nd and 3rd floors, and central air for the 2nd and 3rd floors. The house has all new windows and insulation, new roofing, a remodeled bathroom/laundry area. We added a second bathroom , a walk-in pantry to the remodeled kitchen area, walk-in entry closet and a 20x40 great room with all windows or/and screened-in porch.
You must see this home to see all the unique features which includes two open staircases among other interesting details.
This property has potential to be more than a single-family dwelling. It would be an ideal location for a Bed & Breakfast, or a shared vacation home for extended city-dwelling family members, where all can enjoy the peace and quiet, fishing, hunting, or fun on the numerous lakes within a 10 mile easily accessible radius. Four of the all-wood outbuildings could be converted to guest cottages.
It is located in the middle of the LAKE COUNTRY Otter Tail County of Minnesota (Land of 10,000 lakes), Otter Tail County has over 1,000 lakes. It is 5 miles from the unique little resort city of Battle Lake and 20 miles from Fergus Falls, approximately 160 miles from Mpls/St. Paul.
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