Modern, two-story passive solar house, 2507 square feet, located on a beautiful, partially wooded acre off Turkey Farm Road, 12 minutes from downtown Chapel Hill, 15 minutes from downtown Durham. This is for those who love nature, privacy, peace and quiet, yet also want easy access to urban life. The property is surrounded by forest with a pond out front. The house has three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, living room, dining room, loft space, and a study with fireplace that looks out over the pond. The passive solar design won a Department of Energy award in the 1980s. Natural lighting in abundance with 84 windows and 5 skylights. Spacious master bedroom on second floor with skylights, with an adjoining small room with skylights (sun room or second study). Custom, built-in cherry and oak woodwork. Vermont castings Vigilant woodstove between the living room and dining room (open floor plan) saves immensely on heating bills in winter. Good-quality well water, frequently tested over the years. Well serviced heat pump. The lot comes with lawn, fruit trees (apple and fig), and ample perennial garden space on west side. Excellent privacy! Great vegetable garden space in back with beautiful stone wall. Lockridge community is a unique neighborhood and some collectively owned land along with playground, basketball court, soccer field, trails, community garden, and large picnic shelter with stone pizza oven. Minimal HOA dues required. Walking trails pass through many acres of common land bordering Duke Forest and Johnston Mill Nature Preserve. Community members gather regularly at the large spacious shelter for potlucks and other events. In 2019, we replaced the entire asphalt shingle roof (including underlying plywood), installed two new skylights, and rebuilt the front deck (new substructure and surface). New toilets and bathroom lighting and shower fixtures were installed in summer 2021. Some repairs still needed. House is being sold as is.
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