What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Natural and Non-Toxic materials; Healthy Home: Metal roof; natural wood floors, cabinets and trim; AFM paint and finishes; extensive use of glass; tile; dimension lumber for all framing and 1”x6” sheathing.
Green Building Ideals Using the light, small footprint as a road map that retained the native flora and fauna so that the position of the Healthy Home becomes a part of the landscape for a healthy, living, breathing environment. Open design/floor plan to provide maximum air flow for indoor air quality
Energy Efficient Healthy Home is positioned w/ south aspect window wall to take full advantage of mature evergreen and deciduous trees to provide shade in the summer and sun in the winter; window placement to take advantage of micro-climate cooling air flow patterns during summer.
Livable design Home and landscaping designed for low maintenance and connection to outdoor living/working spaces. Two houses provide flexitbility and space for multiple activities and living arrangements.Property Description
Extraordinary peace and quiet, exquisitely private. A lovely secluded setting on a natural bench that provides the utmost in privacy yet is rich in beautiful panoramic views of dramatic sunsets and misty mornings that lend mystery and magic to the Dworshak Reservoir nestled in forested mountains. A little world unto itself; just you, the whispering trees, and the birds. Year round access to the property via a gated and private lane from the well maintained county road. No public roads pass next to any part of this property. This blissful 5 acre property is surrounded by other rural residential properties yet feels totally remote in the very middle of an exceptionally quiet, sparsely populated valley. Two houses :: a healthy home to live in; second one for workshop, bed and breakfast, guest house, cottage industry, office, rental ….bring your imagination and your vision.
Pottery Barn adorable, the 2000 custom built Healthy Home using healthy building practices was designed for minimal housekeeping to allow as much time as possible to spend with creative pursuits, nature or garden. Walk in most homes and you enter a closed space, here you find yourself overlooking ponds through a wall of glass that creates a transparent and direct connection between indoors and out. The bright open floor plan is enhanced with the quaint charm of craftsman and artisan touches: antique six-light windows re-purposed as floor to ceiling china cabinet/buffet/bookcase; bas relief Fairy Slipper Orchid frieze on tile surround behind the wood stove; black walnut counter tops; antique gold framed mirror/medicine cabinet; natural woodwork, cabinets and floors throughout; and vaulted wood ceiling in loft area with windows in every direction. Straight out of Sunset Magazine, experience the feeling of peace and relaxation of an outside shower while in the walk-through shower that opens onto the private back deck. This feature provides the added luxury of a place to enter to leave muddy or snowy shoes. Unheated 'keeping room' for winter storage of fruits and vegetables with easy care paver tiled floor. To enhance the indoor/outdoor feeling of the use of expansive glass areas, native shrubs and flowers have been nurtured, creating low maintenance landscaping that speaks to the ideal of leaving a small footprint. Exterior faucets provide year round cold and hot water access for outside chores. Under stair cabinets for handy storage of kindling or boots, gloves and mittens.
Excellent producing well; new pump, hot water heater and breaker panel; sub-irrigated garden/orchard area with producing fruit and nut trees; berries; woodlot to supply your own firewood or timber harvest; two ponds fed by seasonal spring and creek for Wood Ducks; wildlife nursery for elk, deer, turkeys, quail, and snowshoe rabbits; excellent hunting and fishing area; zoned Farm/Forest with no CCR's so good to go for livestock/chickens or hobby farm; ideal set-up for subsistence life style in excellent hunting and fishing area –a short 3 miles to boat ramp-- surrounded by miles of trails for hiking or ATV and snowmobile; great neighbors; and mild coastal winters with lush long gardening season. Landline phone system and satellite internet.
Just one mile of graveled county road to the paved Elk River Backcountry Byway, then seventeen paved miles through pastoral countryside, rich forests and expansive vistas of canyons and distant mountains, to the historic mining town of Orofino. Organic produce available at local Farmer's Market, free delivery once a month to an Orofino drop location for online shopping convenience with Azure Standard (www.azurestandard.com); or ask the friendly grocer to special order. Enjoy the luxuries of a slower lifestyle, with sparse traffic ...and no traffic lights.
Empire Realty in Orofino has been chosen to represent this property (MLS 101622), for more photos and full listing go to www.empirerealtyservices.com or call 208.475.7633.
Neighborhood Description
Infused with the feeling of living at the edge of civilization, situated on rolling uplands with hike or drive access to Dworshak Reservoir. Eighteen miles from Orofino in Central Idaho, that is half way between Missoula, Montana, and Lewiston, Idaho, on Highway 12 that follows the incomparable Lochsa Wild and Scenic River corridor, nationally known for white water kayak and rafting. Surrounded by the recreational opportunities of the Selway/Bitterroot and Great Burn Wilderness areas.Market Area
Orofino, Lewiston and Moscow in Central Idaho. Clarkston and Spokane in Washington.School District
K-12 in Orofino Joint School District (www.sd171.kt2.id.us)
Lewiston, Idaho: Lewis-Clark State College (www.lcsc.edu/)
Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho (www.uidaho.edu/www.umt)
Pullman, Washington: Washington State University (www.wsu.edu/)
Missoula, Montana: University of Montana (www.umt.edu)Community
Small town ambiance at it's best In Orofino, with friendly one on one customer service for all your shopping needs, restaurants, motels schools, hospital and health clinic, Clearwater County Library, and Courthouse; or 43 miles along the scenic Clearwater River to Lewiston with all the big box stores, airport, fine dining, and cultural amenities.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Wood Stove |
| Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | None |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Metal |
| Interior Finish | Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock |
| Interior Paint | AFM |
| Floor Material | Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Metal Dual Glazed |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | carport_detached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 400 sqft |
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