Single Family Home in Mechanicsville, Virginia

Moss Hill rests on a crest overlooking Lake Mattawan just as it bends through native woods that are dappled with mountain laurel and dogwood. Bald eagles, ospreys, owls, wood ducks and beavers consider the lake home and provide hours of entertainment. Occassionally a neighbor will drift quietly by the dock in a kayak. Page 2 This natural setting is unspoiled by rigid landscaping and is a sanctuary for bird watchers, fishermen and those who just like a lazy summer by the lake. Traveling 1.5 miles from a country road down Mattawan Trail, visitors drop their cares along the way as they pass through 100 acres of wooded property where only 15 homeowners have settled since the 1950s. This is no ordinary subdivision. Moss Hill owns 1.5 acres of her own but it feels like fifty because of the secluded haven on which the property stands. A circular driveway lined with cobblestones leads to the front of taupe colored house with its massive stone façade and Virginia bluestone walk. A prominent custom builder built this house for himself. All of the floors in this home are original hardwood upstairs and down. In the entrance foyer, a beautiful inlaid medallion graces the floor and sets the tone. The two-story foyer opens on the left into a large dining room with tray ceiling, crown and picture molding. Through French doors on the right a living room with impressive mantel over a gas fireplace and a bay window offer quiet sanctuary. Continuing through the entrance, a powder room and small hallway leads to the large master suite with bay window overlooking the lake, private bath, jetted tub, and huge walk-in closet. The large family room and kitchen with triple crown moldling and banks of recessed lights are next. Black UbaTuba surrounds the large gas fireplace. Built-in TV cabinet and wall to wall integral bookshelves form one wall. Yet another bank of windows looks out over a screened porch and the lake. Vaulted ceilings feature sky lights that let in light dappled by ancient trees. The kitchen boasts solid maple cabinets, designer tile backsplash, SubZero refrigerator, Thermadore gas stove, hotwater dispenser and icemaker. Just off the family room is a large screened porch--big enough for sofas, easy chairs, and dining table. A grill porch big enough for another dining table has double stairways that overlook the terraced slope to the dock and the lake below. The kitchen is outfitted with Bosch, Thermador and Sub-Zero appliances. The walk-in pantry with desk is a culinary workstation. Off of the kitchen is a second bedroom/office with a half bath. Upstairs, three large bedrooms with dormer windows align with two more full baths. The walk-in attic space is as large as one third of the footprint of the entire house. In-ground irrigation is perfect for the small amount of lawn space at Mattawan. Owners kept the setting natural. Beneath the master bedroom and screened porch is a second garage for storage and a covered potting shed on a slab. It is enclosed with lattice work. Page 3 The house has other amenities: central vac system, generator, dock for lake access, intercom system, additional rear entry garage for lawn equipment, whole house network (category 5 cable), Christmas light package, and much more. Just ten minutes from busy shopping, restaurants, schools, libraries and healthcare facilities, Mattawan is a surprise. Hanover County was established in 1720 and is one of the oldest and most historically significant counties in the nation. Our schools are rated in the top 5% in the nation. You will be surrounded by horse farms and corn fields yet only twenty minutes from downtown Richmond and twenty minutes from world class shopping malls. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Virginia’s astonishing beaches and wildlife preserves are only two hours away. Washington, D.C. is 90 miles north on US Route 95.