4450 Independence Ave, Neskowin, OR 97149

Beautiful year-round beach home with high quality construction and many special finishes. The grounds include a large, fenced front yard with cherry and apple trees, blueberries, raspberries, and beautiful landscaping including a 15-20 year old plane tree with great shade, and a landscaped berm with tall bushes shading the paved driveway. To the side of the house is a 'secret' garden entered through an arbor covered in wisteria and honeysuckle; the garden is bordered with camellias and plum, apple, and pear trees surrounding flowering lilac and ornamental cherry trees. There's a small shed for gardening tools and controls for the automated sprinkler system. The house is bordered at front and entry side with a long-lasting ipe deck. The ground floor of the house is an open plan - large kitchen with custom granite counters (one work area is higher for tall persons); dining nook; large living area with tiled wood stove corner; french doors to the deck and yard, bay window to the secret garden; bedroom with windows to the secret garden; full bathroom. Skylights in the kitchen and stairway. The upstairs has a library; laundry area; huge master bath with tall dual showers, dual sinks (one at a custom height convenient to tall persons), and large soaking tub by a picture window with views of the hills; vast master bedroom with vaulted ceiling windows on three sides, including a bay window sitting area, and french doors to a large balcony, skylights, built-in closets across one wall, and sliding glass doors. Watch the sunset or 4th of July fireworks from bed! The house has speakers in the living room, kitchen, master bedroom, and master bathroom for a central sound system, with individual volume controls. Separate thermostats for lower and upper levels, with heat pump. Next to Hawk Creek, 2 minutes to the beach, 5 minutes to the local store, farmers' market, post office. Windows wherever possible. Steel frame construction for strength. Custom-built by Emmerson-Morgan Construction.