8789 Seneca Trail, Ronceverte, WV 24970

Picturesque 2-story stone home in Fairlea. Four bedrooms, beautiful handcrafted woodwork, garage apartment, one-acre yard with stone garden shed. Zoned for both single family residential and commercial use. One of the Greenbrier Valley's few natural stone residences, this lovely, spacious home is picture-perfect both inside and out. Set in a level 1.10-acre yard, the home has a contemporary kitchen, a breakfast nook and dining room with woodburning fireplace, a large living room with a woodburning fireplace, 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths, an enclosed stone patio/sunroom, a sizeable storage attic and a 2-vehicle garage with an upstairs apartment.

Entry is either via the attractive front stone terrace, which opens into the spacious living room, a rear entrance into the enclosed stone porch, or the garage, which opens into a mud room leading to the kitchen. The welcoming living room features cherry trim, a large woodburning stone fireplace, built-in bookshelves and the original hardwood flooring. This central room conveys a warm, cozy feeling despite its impressive size.

The open-plan, pine-paneled kitchen, dining room and breakfast nook are connected to the living room by an arched entryway. The kitchen features eye-catching granite countertops with an eat-at counter for 3 or 4, and a double stainless-steel sink. The handcrafted cabinetry is knotty pine. Appliances include an electric Jenn Air range, a Whirlpool side-by-side refrigerator-freezer, a Bosch dishwasher and a GE microwave. The dining area has built-in shelving, a chandelier and a woodburning fireplace. The intimate breakfast nook is just a few steps from the kitchen counter.

The main level also includes a beautiful enclosed stone porch overlooking the back yard. This sizeable room, coupled with the living room, create a large space with a natural traffic flow for entertaining.

Also on the main level, adjacent to the garage entry, are a laundry room with LG appliances, shelving and a double utility sink, and access to the partial basement, essentially a utility and work space with a workbench.

The bedroom wing is on the opposite side of the home, just off the living room. This wing has two downstairs and two upstairs bedrooms, all spacious corner rooms, similar in size, with their original oak flooring. The two downstairs bedrooms have ceiling fans and cedar closets. They share a bath with a square shower-tub, black-and-white tile flooring, and a porcelain sink. A wood staircase leads to an upper-level landing with a cedar closet, access to the other two bedrooms and shared bath, and a spacious attic with plenty of storage room for items large and small, including extra furniture.

The home's attached double garage incorporates a bonus upstairs apartment, complete with living/sitting room, kitchen with refrigerator and electric range, bedroom, and bath with a shower. This pine-paneled apartment has hardwood flooring in the living room and bedroom, and terra cotta tile in the kitchen and bath. Access is through the enclosed sunroom or the garage.

The level, partly fenced yard has lots of space for children and pets, gardening and outdoor activities. A garden shed matching the home's attractive stone exterior includes an open-air covered portion with a woodburning fireplace, perfect for grilling and outdoor meals, and an enclosed storage room.

The home's location on US 219 North in Fairlea lends itself well to either single family residential use or business use. The location is near the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, physician's offices, the middle school and high school, restaurants and Kroger. An alley runs just behind the property, providing an alternate entryway. And the State Fair of West Virginia is right down the road!

Nearby historic Lewisburg offers fine dining, boutique shops, galleries, a golf course, an 8-screen cinema and a lively arts scene at Carnegie Hall and the Greenbrier Valley Theatre. Annual events include two food-themed street festivals and a literary festival. The town is home to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and a campus of New River Community and Technical College. Also nearby, the river town of Ronceverte has a downtown currently undergoing a lively Renaissance with interesting new shops, eateries and pubs, and a beautiful riverfront park with an amphitheater.

The Greenbrier, 10 miles away in White Sulphur Springs, is one of the world's top luxury resorts. The hotel's offerings include multiple golf courses, a spa, a tennis complex, a casino, boutique shopping, an artist colony and dozen upscale restaurants. The resorts shops, grounds and many of its amenities are open to the public.

The Greenbrier River draws anglers and kayakers, and the 75-mile long Greenbrier River Trail is popular with hikers and bicyclists, who come from all over the country for the experience. Snowshoe Ski Resort, a scenic 90-minute drive to the north, is the largest ski complex in the Mid-Atlantic States, and it offers golfing and an extensive system of mountain biking trails in the off-season.

This beautiful stone home with great curb appeal is comfortable, spacious, easy-to-maintain, centrally located and turnkey ready.