For sale by owner: A large lot on Lake Washington with a to-be-built custom home designed especially for you. Restored from a 150 year old log cabin, this building is a once in a lifetime opportunity to turn your dreams into a historic and beautiful home. This unique home is designed around a 150 year old log cabin which was originally built in Kewaunee county, Wisconsin near the small town of Norman. It was carefully tagged, dismantled and restored by Mark Johnson who has made a career out of designing and building one of a kind homes out of pioneer log cabins and barns for over 20 years in eight states. The original owners eventually outgrew the 20'x30' cabin and were forced to add on to it so the ability to expand this small structure was designed into it from the beginning. Today that includes adding two dormers to the upper bedroom area giving it more usable floor space and storage area. The main floor is devoted entirely to the kitchen and living room using the great room concept and extra space planned for the master bedroom to the back of the home. The current plan is to use a 16'x 23' one story log cabin from the area south of Mankato for the master bedroom. However, if more space is needed for the master suite there are several options available including an 18'x25' one and a half story log cabin or a custom timber frame addition designed from a barn once owned by Johnson's grandfather. To complete the main floor plan there is a multi-function room off the kitchen that includes a laundry, half bath, pantry and a large closet. A two car garage is connected to this area and the covered front porch. The floor plan shows all of these features but it does not show the interior design features and other important benefits of the home. For example all the trim, loft flooring and custom cabinets will be made from reclaimed barnwood and the concrete floors will be acid stained to look like natural stone. The home is heated with radiant in-floor heat and cooled with a high efficiency A/C. The hand hewn logs have been cleaned, treated and stained in the most popular log finish on the market and the oversized logs offer more than enough insulation to meet the energy code. The partially wooded lot contains 40,000 square feet, city sewer, shared well and choice of Cleveland or Mankato schools. In addition to these amenities the property also includes a shared access to Lake Washington one of the area's largest and most popular lakes.
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