51 Springs Ln, Crab Orchard, KY 40419

Want it all? Here it is! High end very custom brick home located on 31 acres with a 5 acre lake, large barn and detached 4 car garage with upstairs apartment. Home: built in 2005-06 by our local area Amish craftsman. Very custom touches throughout home. 3 covered full length porches are included. Kitchen has handmade cabinets from 100 yr old wormy chestnut along with very modern stainless steel appliances. Home has hand sanded solid oak floors throughout and a fireplace in den. Many other amenities too numerous to mention. Garage: detached 4 car garage with an unfinished 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment upstairs consisting of approximately 1500 sq ft. Garage also built by Amish craftsman and has separate water and 200 amp electric service. Built in 2009-10 Barn: 40x60 metal pole barn with two 20 ft wide side sheds. Barn has separate 200 amp service and water from the rest of the structures. Barn built in 2008 by local Amish craftsmen. Pump house: Amish built with three compartments. First compartment houses the electric controls and valves coming from lake. Other two compartments are 10,000 gallon in size. There is a 12 inch thick filtration wall separating the two. This allows the lake water to be filtered and used or bottled for sale (with permits). Owner has option of using municipal water OR lake to each of the structures independently of the others. Land: 25 acres cleared with 95% of it under either new or recent fencing. All but about 1/2 acre can be driven over in a regular car. 15 acres of it was once a golf course. (See History) 1 acre of woods and 5 acres in a stocked private lake with dock. Land includes a small orchard and vineyard. Access to land is through custom iron gates. History: shortly after the Civil War, this property was used as a medicinal resort due to the mineral water in the lake. Crab Orchard Springs Resort flourished on this property with thousands of visitors each year until being destroyed by a fire in early 1930's. Resort includes Hotel, cafeteria ( current location of home), golf course and many other amenities. This months issue of the Kentucky Explorer magazine has a large article about the resort in it. We encourage you to google the Crab Orchard Springs Resort and see for yourself the history of this property.