What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Passive solar heat. Woodstove. This house is mainly heated by these 2 heat sources although we do have a forced air propane furnace.
Green cleaning products used.
Good old fashioned clothes line too!
Allergy free flooring.
Laundry room on main level.
Generator hookup/switch at meter so house can be run off-grid.Property Description
Looking for a private place, in the country yet close to conveniences? Consider this:
Ranch style home on full basement with lots of windows!
Featuring:
- Open floor plan, kitchen with maple cabinets.
- Dining room and family room combined in great room style. Family room has wood stove.
- Separate living room with south facing windows for passive solar heat in winter. Stained glass octagon window.
-4 bedrooms with built-in bookcases
-2 bathrooms (1 master bath)
6 panel doors, ceramic tile and wood floors through entire house.
Pella windows. All kitchen appliances (including washer and dryer) stay. Water softener. Ceiling fans.
Very energy efficient, 2" by 6" construction.
Generator hookup at meter.
2100 sq feet, 2 car attached garage. Basement is unfinished poured concrete adding an additional 1800 sq feet of space.
Additional 1600 sq foot garage with concrete floor, shed and bird pens attached. Built in 2007.
Small storage building, currently used as a "bird barn" with several bird pens attached.
Situated on 10 scenic, secluded acres about 27 miles to Springfield, MO.
Year-round spring, with creek and pond. Land is about 60% open with room for cattle or horses and 40% wooded with oak, walnut, sycamore, redbud and cedar trees.
Recently planted fruit trees and berry bushes. Established garden areas. Partial perimeter fencing. Only one neighbor visible from the house.
There is no zoning in this county, you can build another house or barns, anything you want.
Taxes for entire parcel were $1044 in 2009.
Neighborhood Description
Very rural. This house is on 10 acres and there are mostly 20 + acre parcels surrounding it. You can see one neighbor from the house. The other neighboring parcels are uninhabited and mostly wooded.Market Area
Fordland - A small town about 5 miles south of the house. It has a bank, post office, 2 gas stations, and 2 restaurants.
Springfield, MO is about 30 miles west, it has all the amenities of a small to mid-sized city.School District
Location of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | yes |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Forced Air - Gas Solar - Passive Wood Stove |
| Cooling System | Conventional Forced Air - A/C |
| Ventilation System | Part of Heating System |
| Whole House Filtration | Other |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Water System | Well |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Masonry Other |
| Interior Finish | Gypsum Board - Sheet Rock |
| Interior Paint | Other |
| Floor Material | Tile Wood - Solid |
| Roof Material | Asphalt Composition Shingle |
| Window Material | Wood Dual Glazed |
| Insulation Material | Fiberglass |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | yes |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 2 |
| Garage Area | 660 sqft |
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