26254 Pine Creek Road, John Day, OR 97845

A gorgeous Tudor-style home in the picturesque Strawberry Mountains includes 161+ acres on Pine Creek Rd between John Day and Prairie City. The 8154 sqft home includes a basement 3-bay garage and exercise room, gourmet kitchen, 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, family/theater room, library, formal dining area, great room(designed for entertaining), and a minstrel gallery(overlooking great room). It has a spectacular 360° view of the mountains. The exterior is Stuccoflex, timbers, cultured rock, and copper trim. Front entrance is a rock turret with a Gothic arch door into slate-floored entry leading to the kitchen, dining room and great room or upstairs via hand-crafted curved staircase. The open kitchen is the hub with Italian granite counters and stainless appliances. The island has a ceramic cook top/convection oven, dishwasher, small sink and a baking center with proofing oven. The kitchen also has a gas cook top, wall oven, dishwasher and deep sink. The big pantry has room for a freezer, a 2nd refrigerator, and multiple cabinets. The hallway to the dining room has a 12' butler’s pantry. The spacious dining room is adorned with crystal chandelier and sconces. French doors lead to the backyard barbecue. The highlight of the home is an expansive two-story great room with a huge stone fireplace, bay windows, Gothic-style chandeliers and open beams. The library, off the great room, is lit with diamond-paned windows. At the opposite end of the home is a family/theater room with media center, surround sound, 100"+ projector screen and blackout shades for authentic theater ambiance. The outdoor access via French doors leads to the back yard. The South wing of the main level has a large laundry room with tile floors, numerous cupboards and abundant counter space. The main floor is completed by a guest room with a double vanity and step-in shower. The home is handicapped-accessible with stair lift to the 2nd floor. This 2nd staircase leads to the upper level back hallway from the media/family room. The South wing upper level accommodates the master suite including fireplace, private balcony, and bay windows facing Strawberry Mountain. The en-suite bathroom has a double walk-in shower, double vanity with Travertine, Jacuzzi, and tile flooring and spacious walk-in closet. Along the back of the house, are 4 large bedrooms with two "Jack-and Jill" bathrooms. The North wing minstrel gallery overlooks the great room and connects to the open-beam turret with hand-painted mural and spiral staircase leading to the front door, great room, dining room and kitchen. The basement has a 3-bay garage, an exercise room, and plenty of storage. Most of the home has solid wood floors. All bathrooms, laundry room and pantry have tiled floors. Heat pumps provide central air conditioning and heating. A carbon-neutral outdoor-isolated wood furnace gives radiant floor heat and domestic hot water. A private mountain spring and 1000 gallon cistern supplies pure drinking water. Home has internet, phone, speakers, intercom and fire suppression sprinkler system. 24 acres are flood irrigated and the balance is covered in pine/fir trees and abundant wildlife. Deer and turkeys are regularly seen and the occasional herd of elk. Pine Creek flows by the private trout pond approved by the Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife. The orchard has apple, apricot, pear and plum trees and frequented by deer. Grant County has a about 7000 people and lots of public land. The Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is walking distance. Recreation abounds mountain hiking and biking, cross-county skiing, snowmobiling, ATV-UTV'ing, fishing, hunting and the John Day Fossil Beds. The property qualifies owners for landowner preference tags. The weather is wonderful, about 300 days of sunshine a year. If desired, this home was designed to be a bed and breakfast or retreat center.