Dodgeville, Wisconsin

This sustainable straw bale home was lovingly custom built five years ago on 40 pristine acres in SW Wisconsin, just outside of Dodgeville. 2400 sq ft, 3 br, 3 ba. Grid-tied 3200 kWh photovoltaic array energy system.
Sustainable HomeStraw baleSolar - Photovoltaic
$449,900Asking Price (USD)
$7,896Annual Property Tax
$1Annual Utility Cost
2,400Square Feet
3 / 3Beds / Baths
40.0 acresLot Size
2009Year Built
Green HomeProperty Type

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Purchase Price ($)Down Payment
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Loan Amount
$359,920
Annual Interest Rate
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Loan Term (years)
Monthly Mortgage Payment
$2,590.96

What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?

This is a custom-built straw bale home designed to be a self-sustaining property. The property was built using many recycled materials, and is very energy efficient. It has a grid-tied 3200 kWh photovoltaic array energy system to generate electricity. It also has an in-floor radiant heat system, and 20-inch thick walls. It has the most energy efficient windows available at the time it was built.

Property Description

Your home offers an open concept living area with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The great room opens to the kitchen, dining, and breakfast bar areas, convenient for conversation and entertaining. A wall of windows allows natural light to fill the great room, and a patio door brings the outdoors in, while also offering a logical placement of any expansion you may desire. The kitchen is very efficient, yet upscale, with fabulous cabinets, Cambria quartz countertops, and a gas cooktop that will have you whipping up gourmet meals from your garden daily. The limitless built-in shelving provides excellent opportunities for both storage and decor, even in the stairs leading to the master bedroom suite, which encompasses the entire upper floor! It features a walk-in closet, a fireplace in the seating area, a full bath, and a private six foot by twelve foot high-walled balcony. Another wing of your house could easily function as an additional master suite, or perhaps a mother-in-law suite. This wing has another living room or family room, a guest kitchen, a large accessible bathroom, and a large bedroom with a ten foot closet and vaulted ceilings. This home has so much to offer that it would be easy to go on and on, but you should come and see the grounds for yourself! Walk around and see the wildlife, hear the birds, take in the surroundings, and envision your new life in your new sustainable home…

Neighborhood Description

You are located halfway between Dodgeville and Spring Green, so while you are in the country on your own forty acres, you still reside in a neighborhood among friends. It is a different kind of neighborhood where the yards are a little bigger, but everyone still looks out for neighbors--while minding their own business a bit more! You can enjoy the wide-open spaces that quiet country living offers, but you are not far from the Dane County Airport in Madison, or from a weekend getaway in Chicago.

Market Area

Dodgeville and Spring Green are both smaller communities within an hour of Madison. Spring Green has a world-class outdoor Shakespearian theatre, a Robert Trent Jones golf course, and fabulous artisan shops and organic markets. Dodgeville is home to the corporate headquarters of Lands' End, and has many parks and recreation areas, restaurants, businesses, and an excellent hospital, while only 30 minutes from Platteville and within an hour of Dubuque, Iowa.

School District

The Dodgeville School District is a Division 2 school, and Dodgeville High School is one of only four high schools in the state of Wisconsin with the prestigious "Advanced Ed Accreditation". Area students are also welcome to attend Dodgeville’s parochial school, St. Joseph's Catholic School, a highly regarded pre-K through 8th grade school that consistently produces motivated, advantaged students.

Community

The best part of living here is that soon after arriving, no matter where you might be from, you are welcomed as though you have lived here all your life. It is not hard to get to know people. You might attend one of Rink’s monthly community dinners at Green Square in Mineral Point to try his organic locally grown produce, or maybe you’ll choose to check out the Muscoda Mushroom Festival and learn how to cook those mushrooms you’ll find on your back 40! There is always something new to enjoy.

Location of Home or Land

Rural

Elevation of Home

Other

Air Quality

Agriculture in Areayes
Industry in Areano
Air Pollution in Areano
Pesticide Freeyes
Fragrance Freeyes
Cleaned with Green Productsyes

Interior Environment

Heating System
Hydronic Floor Heat (radiant)
Cooling System
Passive Cooling
Ventilation System
Heat Exchanger
Whole House Filtration
None
Whole House Vacuumno

Energy & Water

Energy System
Solar - Photovoltaic
Water System
Well
Wastewater System
Septic System

Construction Information

Construction Type
Straw bale
Exterior Finish
Stucco
Interior Finish
Earthen Plaster
Interior Paint
Low VOC
Floor Material
Concrete
Roof Material
Metal
Window Material
Wood Dual Glazed
Insulation Material
Recycled Newsprint

Garage / Car Port

Garage / Carportno
Garage Typeattached
Number of Cars1

Property Website

Website: www.3338Rohowetz.com

Contact Seller

Listing ID : 19671