Town & Country Estates Realty

Straw Bale Home in Beautiful Long's Canyon

29718 CR-16 RD - Lot 17
List #11-295

Reduced to $490,000

Combining southwestern charm with a unique earth-friendly design, this 3,600+ square foot straw-bale home features 3 bedrooms and 3 baths with solid maple interior doors, mission-style entry doors, solid cherry kitchen cabinets and hand carved garden gates. The energy-efficient passive solar design is supplemented by a totally quiet and efficient in-floor radiant heating system.

home This custom Rocky Mountain homestead is situated in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at 6,400 feet elevation. About 320 days a year the sun warms this neo-southwestern home with its 2-foot thick, R-55, straw-bale walls with tan stucco outside and European-style hand troweled plaster in. The energy-efficient passive solar design is supplemented by a totally quiet and efficient in-floor radiant heating system covered by Italian, terracotta ceramic tile and a massive kiva-style fireplace that can crank out over 76,000 BTUs.

The spacious design boasts vaulted 16 foot ceilings and two enclosed gardens. The floor plan is accented by round corners, sweeping curved walls and plenty of double-insulated casement windows which reveal a landscape that is home to native elk, deer, wild turkey, coyotes, jack rabbits, cottontails and too many birds to name.

The entire 12-room home is handcrafted, with one-of-a-kind solid maple, mission-style doors with rain-glass lights, solid cherry kitchen cabinets and hand carved garden gates. The over 3500 feet of living space includes a:

Inviting 38 x 20 Living room perfect for entertaining
Dining room with valley views
Expansive master bedroom suite
Large guest room suite
Enclosed guest room garden with separate entrance
3 Full bathrooms 2 with shower-bath combinations, one with shower only
Modern kitchen complete with new Bosch stainless steel appliances
Office with garden view
Media center area with large closet
Private 2nd floor loft bedroom with balcony that overlooks the living room
Oversized 2-car garage with space for small workshop
22 x 15 bonus room over garage a spare bedroom, studio, or exercise room
Large soundproof pantry with refrigerator and laundry room
Enclosed welcome garden-- seen as you enter the front door
Maintenance-free deck that curves along the eastern side of the home
Jacuzzi hot tub just off the deck with a gorgeous valley view
Massive high-efficiency kiva-style fireplace that delivers 76,000 BTUs
Ingenious underground, rain-water catchment system for home and garden
Xeriscaped gardens among hand-stacked rock walls and beds that surround the home
Well house and water well [well water not potable without RO system]
Large parking area with stone and gravel pathway to the barrel-ceiling entryway

This quiet and protected 35-acre property is completely fenced and has approximately 5 acres of pasture-land, 15 acres of ponderosa pine forest, and 15 acres of pion, cedar and oak brush. The parcel is part of a small enclave called River Ranch Longs Canyon that has about 30 home sites and easy going covenants designed to protect property value of the fine homes nearby yet allow complete freedom of design. This Longs Canyon home is 13 miles west of Trinidad Colorado which lays at the intersection of I-25 and Colorado Highway 12, about 14 miles north of the New Mexico border. For more information on the city of Trinidad go to . This special home is currently a year around residence, but would also be idea for a vacation get-away, a bed & breakfast or even a shared two-family home. Private entry to guest court yard/bedroom
Kitchen	Welcome/court yard
Hand Crafted, Custom made Mission Style door Entertainment area and loft library	Green Living Features: Straw-bale construction - R-55 walls Natural breathable plasters High output fireplace with catalitic converter In-floor radiant (hydronic) heating 94% efficient, computer controlled boiler Passive solar design natural, non-toxic materials throughout Energy efficient appliances Rigid foam foundation and slab insulation Rainwater catchment system with 2,400 gal. storage Whole house water filtration system Xerascape gardens and landscaping Drip-irragation system for gardens and beds
Master Bedroom	Guest Bedroom
Living Area with Fireplace in the backgr	Dining Room