10189 Highway 9, Mountain View, AR 72560

Welcome home to this incomparable Ozark Mountain Retreat and working Ranch at Mountain View, the seat of Stone County, and the folk music capital of the world. These 60 acres with and additional 15 available on a state highway are just minutes from Mountain View’s charming court square and White River fishing. Mountain View is also home to the Ozark Folk Center, Blanchard Springs Caverns and countless seasonal festivals that take place downtown including: The Folk Festival, The Outhouse Races, and Music Mountains and Motorcycles. Mountain View is also noted for impromptu gatherings of musicians playing together during mild weather all around the quaint court square. The property is protected from the road by a woodland barrier, secluded and nestled in your private valley. 50 of the 75 acres are pastures fenced and cross-fenced into 9 fields each with a water source. 5 stocked ponds and two creeks on the property attract wild life and waterfowl including an occasional Bald Eagle. Just the right mix of grass and trees provide privacy and woodland beauty throughout the property. The hay field produces 60 round bales or 550 square bales per cutting, and there is plenty of room to store it and all the ranch necessities in a maintained 250x50 aluminum chicken house with a concrete center floor and sound roof. There are 2 livestock barns 30x24 and 48x36. The larger has a concrete hallway and concrete floor workroom, four stalls, hay storage and loafing area. There is also a large fenced riding arena with all weather footing. The residence on the property was constructed in 2007 by one of the area’s most respected custom builders. Designed for little maintenance it features concrete siding, Cyprus trim, metal roof, Pella windows and built on a crawl space. The very comfortable one and one-half story, livable floor plan includes a vaulted ceiling living room, kitchen/family room, dining room, 2 bedrooms both with large walk in closets, 2 baths, 2 porches, 2 huge separate storage rooms, and a utility room with a coat closet which leads to the attached 2 car carport with a potting area. The residence also features custom cabinetry through out. The floors are all ceramic tile and tongue and groove hardwood. Mountain views from every room in the house are simply stunning. Watching deer graze is an every day event. The house yard over looks two ponds is fenced and beautifully landscaped with dozens of mature perennials for year round color and blooms from February to first freeze. Quality construction, heat pump, furnace and Vermont Casting woodstove and maximum insulation result in the low, average utility cost of $70 a month. There are two wells on the property: one open that was completely rebuilt in 2011 along with an insulated well house. Municipal water runs across the 1250 feet of road frontage. Stone County has one of the lowest property tax rates in the state with a mileage rate of 41 as compared to Pulaski County with a mileage rate of 58.