Property Location:
Mineral County  New Creek, WV 26743
Location: Top of Knobley Mountain, New Creek, WV,  1 mile from Rte 50
GPS Coordinates : N 39º 21.088' by W 79º 00.794'
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Local Papers: Mineral News Tribune

*Times and Distances from Nearby Cities:
Wash. DC, Beltway (I-495 & 267) to Windy Ridge: 2 hrs  32 minutes, 125 miles
Baltimore, MD Beltway (I-695 & I-70) to Windy Ridge: 2 hrs 43 minutes, 157 miles
Richmond, VA (I-95 & I-64) to Windy Ridge: 3 hrs 54 minutes, 203 miles
Pittsburgh, PA (I-79 & I-279) to Windy Ridge: 2 hrs 46  minutes, 138 miles
New York, NY (GW Bridge) to Windy Ridge: 5 hrs 48 minutes, 342 miles
*using Street USA which tends to estimate the drive time a bit high.

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EXTERIOR VIEWS OF DINING ROOM POD AND LIVING ROOM POD
[Mo is now a Pod Person.]

Windy Ridge At A Glance:
Two years old, over 3000 finished sq ft
2 Bedrooms, plus 2 personal offices (could easily be bedrooms)
2 Full baths plus 1 half-bath
Two levels, attached two-car garage (720 sq ft)
Black Walnut flooring throughout (no carpet)
   (all walnut harvested on the property)
Steel, aluminum and concrete exterior with steel roof
Heat: Propane hot water baseboard with seven zones
   plus five rooms with floor radiant heat [Outdoor wood-fied boiler add in 2006.. -- FKM]
58.20 acres included [Expanded to 133 acres in 2005. -- FKM]
Large orchard with apple, peach, nectarine, plum, cherry & pear trees
Satellite TV and Internet dishes
Gasoline powered backup generator [Propane powered generator with automatic switchover added in 2004. -- FKM]
Home faces to the east, secondary view is to the south
Four-story Tower Room has 360-degree view
Home Elevation: 1800'

Status: Sold (8-18-03)

Financial Information:
Price:  $622,000 with 58 acres (Expanded to 133 acres in 2005. -- FKM)
Property taxes: $1572 for 2002

FAMILY ROOM INCLUDES WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACE

Legal Information:
Deed Book/Page#:  283/20         Deed Available: Yes
Map/Parcel/Subparcel#:
Seller's Disclosure:  Available    Official Plat: Available

LOOKING UP BETWEEN TOWER LEVELS 2 & 3... TOWER LEVEL 3

Property Data:
Acreage: 58.20 (Expanded to 133 acres in 2005. -- FKM)  Finished Floor Area: 3000+ sq ft
Unfinished Space: 1400+ sq ft (garage, workroom, storeroom)
Windows/Doors:  Double-pane windows,  Screens,  Insulated Doors
Amenities: Shades, Blinds,  Wood Flooring
Exterior Features:  The Views, Connected Decking, Privacy, Wildlife,
Exterior: Concrete, aluminum and stainless steel     Roof:  Corrugated steel
Interior Walls & Ceilings: Wood and sheet rock
Heating: Propane-fired baseboard heaters plus radiant floor heating. Seven heating zones.
Cooling:   Upper Level air conditioned with a central system. Lower level tends to stay cool.
Water: 400' well with water softener   Water Heater: Electric
Septic: Gravity Septic Tank & Field
Road: Private, gravel                    Utilities: Underground
Utilities: Allegheny Power (1-800-ALLEGHENY) averaged about $92/mo
          (power bill may rise due to addition of air conditioning system in 2002)
            Propane: Southern States (304-788-2317) averaged $78/mo
Fire Dept: New Creek... 4 miles
Hospital: Potomac Valley, Keyser, 8 miles
Walmart: New Creek, 5 miles

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   MOONRISE OVER WINDYRIDGE        FRONT ENTRY BRIDGE

Room Data:
Main Floor                        Lower Level
Living Room: 15 x 18               Den/Office 1:: 12 x 13
Dining: 13 x 14                        Den/Office #2: 13 x 13
Family Room: 13 x 26               Media Room: 12 x 13
Kitchen: 13 x 10                        Guest Bedroom: 12 x 13
Master Bedroom: 17 x 14         LL Storeroom: 16 x 22
Garage: 720 sq ft
With halls, closets, baths, utility rooms and other spaces, Windy Ridge square footage comes to at least 3934 sq ft, not counting the garage.

Windy Ridge is a two-year old contemporary home, which is sited just below the crest of a saddle in Knobley Mountain outside of New Creek, WV. The home sits at the center of the western property line, and the majority of the 58.2 acres slope down away from the house toward the East (the 75 acres added in 2005 now include the West side of the mountain) , providing unobstructed views to the South Branch Mountain at Romney, WV, some 20 miles distant. A 5 acre fruit orchard (apples, peaches, nectarines, pears, cherries, apricots, plums, etc.) lies adjacent and below the house, while the remainder of the land is deciduous hardwood forest (walnut, maple, oak. hickory, elm, locust, etc.). A large fenced garden is at the southwestern edge of the property, a few yards from the house.

The house site is terraced, so that both upper and lower levels have direct ground level access. The original house was a two-story ranch. This was gutted and the existing structure built in and around it. At the south end of the house is a four-story observation tower. This is connected to the house on the upper level at the living room. From the living room, the upper level rooms consist of a half-bath, entry way, family room, kitchen and dining room, master bedroom and bath, walk-in closet and laundry room, and a curved hallway providing direct access from the kitchen to the two-car garage at the north end of the residence. The garage has a separate workshop on the east end, plus a very large storage loft above, and gives access to the main deck, which in turn leads back to the dining room.

MASTER BEDROOM IS ON MAIN LEVEL... WINTER VIEW FROM MBR

 LOWER LEVEL OFFICE COULD BE A BEDROOM

On the lower level, from the south, there is ground level access to the tower, a large covered parking/patio area beneath the raised living room, outdoor storage rooms, and then access to an office/bedroom, the lower hallway, media room, second office/bedroom, guest bedroom, three pantries, guest bath, mechanical room and, at the north end of the hall, a large unfinished recreation/hobby/storage room beneath the garage.

MEDIA ROOM DESIGNED FOR QUIET, PRIVACY AND RELAXATION

FRONT ENTRY BRIDGE AND REAR "VIEWING" BRIDGE
[which is, in fact, Mo's Rocket Launching Gantry and Rocket Range.]

160-DEGREE VIEW FROM THE REAR VIEWING "BRIDGE" [of Mo's Rocket Range]
    (click photo for a MUCH larger (195K) version)

The main entry to the home is on the upper level via a bridge from the parking area to the front door between the living room and the family room. There is a small deck in the front of the house off the entry bridge. Directly opposite the main entry door is the door to "the Bridge" (it once was a bridge!), which provides unparalleled views of the surrounding scenery to the east and south. There is a small deck on the south end of the house off the living room. The main deck, to the north, off the dining room, gives access to the garage and the lower ground level. Beneath this main deck is a similarly sized stone patio.

Windy Ridge  was designed by Robert M. Gurney, AIA, of Alexandria, VA, as the retirement home for the owners. To take full advantage of the spectacular views to the East and South, all the main living quarters are located on the eastern side of the house, while baths, hallways and storage rooms are on the western side. Approximately 70' of floor to ceiling insulated glass windows line the living room, family room and dining room walls. Both bedrooms and one office, the unfinished room beneath the garage, and even the shop in the garage have large picture windows with breathtaking views of the mountains and valleys to the East. In the second office/bedroom the view is through an eight foot tall sliding glass doorway. The top of the observation tower, of course, provides exceptional views in all directions, and was constructed intentionally to provide views of western sunsets. (And is THE one-of-a-kind place to be during lightning storms!)

SECOND OFFICE ON LL... BOTH HAVE OUTSIDE ENTRANCES

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TOP QUALITY KITCHEN SURE TO PLEASE THE COOK
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The house is located on the top of a saddle ridge of Knobley Mountain, exactly one mile from US Route 50. The nearest full-time resident neighbor is a half-mile away, and except for a deserted cabin, there are no houses within view other than those in the distant valley to the East: total privacy. Yet, it is very conveniently located: the local post office is 3 miles away, a 24-hour Super Walmart center 5 miles, the local hospital (in Keyser) is 7 miles, and the 24-hour Martin's supermarket is 8 miles away. The local towns (New Creek, Keyser, Petersburg, Cumberland, MD, etc.) provide all the necessary and unnecessary services for comfortable living.

The outstanding feature of the house is the fact of its being an extremely comfortable and livable home set amidst the extraordinary beauty of its surroundings. The unlimited view from all rooms provides an ever-changing panorama of nature at its best. The colors and shadings of the hills change not only from season to season but also from minute to minute as sunshine and shadow move across the ridges and valleys. In the spring redbuds bloom at the edge of the forest on all four sides; later, the fruit trees in the orchard bloom profusely; then wildflowers fill the meadow; the autumn colors defy description; the occasional snowfall gives a whole new aura to the view. Deer and turkey and other wildlife wander at will across the land in full and close-up view.

Nearby Saddle Mountain (aka New Creek Mountain). The property is 5 miles to the left (north).
[And all of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virgin ny is now Mo's Rocket Range.]