168 Hughes Plantation Rd, Pollocksville, NC 28573

Beautiful custom home designed to take advantage of the Trent River and the quiet, natural charm of waterfront living. With soaring ceilings and windows on lavish grounds, you'll love this stunning property for serene living on the river and a secluded, retreat life style with abundant recreation. Architecturally reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright, this Deck House, with an efficient post and beam building system, exposed structure and rich cedar woods, offers relaxed elegance in harmony with nature. This exceptional cedar home, offers private, tranquil waterfront living on the Trent River, within minutes of New Bern, Atlantic Ocean beaches and numerous boat launching sites.The lovely landscaped home is in harmony with nature, in a peaceful setting with canopies of Oak, Cypress, Pine and River Birch trees. As a custom Deck House, the home has floor to ceiling glass frame, vaulted cedar ceilings and customized sliding glass doors, creating a feeling of living in the outdoors and clear open spaces. The house sits gently on a panoramic perch overlooking the beautiful and still unspoiled Trent River. The living space under roof, heated and cooled is 2600 sq. ft., with an additional 460 sq. ft. of a roofed, screened porch off the kitchen and family room facing the river; 305 sq. ft. covered porch off the living/dining and master bedroom also facing the river; and 312 sq. ft. of partially covered porch off the entry foyer. The home and grounds are lovingly maintained, with fabulous water views. Sit on the back porches, decks or the dock and watch boats, canoes and kayaks meander by while enjoying the river and nature in a quiet, unruffled calmness. Steeped in agriculture and timber, Jones County has open spaces, rivers, lakes, forests and wetlands for fishing, boating, hunting, swimming and hiking among other recreational joys, and nearby access to the beaches and Intracoastal Waterway. There are few traffic lights in the county and no traffic congestion, yet you are minutes from exceptional shopping, dining, golf and cultural activities.