About 186 Fairhaven Drive
This 18.5-acre estate is a one-owner legacy, offering timeless design, natural beauty, and enduring quality. Custom-built with care by its current owners, the home features a vaulted great room with wood ceilings, a dry stack stone fireplace, and reclaimed brick from a Chattanooga schoolhouse. Hardwood floors run throughout the main and upper levels, with rich Brazilian cherry on the main floor. The kitchen/dining area boasts granite countertops, a gas island cooktop, travertine floors, and a soapstone wood-burning stove. The master suite offers vaulted wood ceilings, a private balcony, a Jacuzzi tub and custom stained glass by Sheridan Snyder, inspired by a painting from the Dutch Golden Age. A dedicated office showcases a built-in desk with more stained glass. Additional spaces include a family room, sunroom, an enclosed covered porch, and a basement level screened patio. The walk-out basement serves as a bonus room with private entry, built-in desk, bathroom, and a Hearthstone gas stove that can convert to wood-burning. Decks provide sweeping views of a natural sanctuary that includes a large pond stocked with fish, fed by two streams and a silt-filtering pond. Stone pathways wind through the property, guiding you to a picnic landing with tables and umbrellas, a picturesque spot for every occasion. A dock, ravine, waterfall, playhouse, and fern garden enhance the landscape. The detached workshop/garage holds a 20+ ft RV. Minutes from city parks, schools, and downtown.
