Gettysburg Area Fine Country Home--Comfort, View, Peace
Owner info
Year Purchased: 1946
About the owner: Vista Country Home is located on Fiddler's Green, a working farm that has been in our family for 5 generations. Owner/managers are siblings Bruce, Chris and Mary Batten, who grew up playing in these creeks and fields, riding horses, milking cows, bailing hay, etc. Bruce's wife, Toni, and Chris' wife, Melissa are essential parts of our family team. Here, where Big Pipe Creek joins Bear Branch on our property, we would wander the banks where Civil War soldiers camped the day before the battle that shaped the history of our nation. It was here we gained our appreciation of history, and the sacrifices made by our ancestors for the blessings that we enjoy today. Chris and wife Melissa are the on-site managers who lives in the ante-bellum farmhouse nearby. Bruce and Mary divide their time between Vista and Fiddlers Green, and their other residences in Alaska.
Why the Owner Chose Taneytown, MD, USA:
Our family built Vista Country Home, designed by the award-winning, Registered Landscape Architect Chris Batten, on our family farm known as Fiddler's Green in 1990. It was originally built for and home to US Navy Capt. (ret.) Hugh N. Batten, a WWII fighter ace, and his wife 'Tommy' Batten. Both are now deceased.
This location has been a family farm for some 200 years, and looks much the same as it did 150 years ago during the Civil War, when Confederate forces invaded Maryland numerous times. Scores of battles large and small raged within short distances from this farm. Tens of thousands of soldiers marched through these fields, or camped along Pipe Creek, which runs through this property, on their way to destiny at Gettysburg. Its proximity to Gettysburg, Antietam, and other National Parks and battle grounds makes it an ideal home base for day trips to some of the world's finest battlefield visitors centers, as well as all the visitor attractions of both Baltimore and Washington D.C.
But in addition to its location in a America's historic heartland, Vista is situated among some of America's most charming countryside, small towns, and neighbor farms. We wanted to share this magical place with people who love history and this country's agarian roots.
The Unique Benefits at this Chateau / Country House:
--Plenty of space, indoors and outside with spectacular gardens and spectacular views: hundreds of acres of your private estate!
--Gorgeous gas-fired fireplace in living room--romantic & cozy inside when it's chilly outside!
--More than 2 miles of PRIVATE trails for hiking, biking, jogging, X-C skiing, through pristine rolling countryside and woodlands, along streams.
--Modern comforts of 2 HD-TVs, DVDs, WiFi, games table, books.
--TWO outdoor patio areas, both ideal for al fresco dining, with fountain, BBQ pavillion, hacienda-style walled-in garden, lots of outdoor seating in sunshine or the shade of magnificent oaks, maples, and dozens of ornamental flowering plants and trees.
--CLOSE to great businesses & services, including supermarkets, restaurants, recreation--even two 'Dollar' stores! Also, fabulous antiques and outlet mall shopping!
--Easy access for day trips to Gettysburg, Antietam, Baltimore, Washington, and many of America's finest vistor destinations!
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Fountain, gazebo, gardens, for outside dining in shade, BBQ for sizzling steaks!
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Enjoy fireplace, game table, HDTV in large living room with stunning views!
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Large dining room seats up to 10, wrapped in windows onto spectacular scenery.
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Lrg 2nd BR enjoys gorgeous views of trees, fields, wildlife...not neighbors!
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Huge 3rd BR (fold-out couch opened here), has outside access, & full bathroom.
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Vista entrance, w/gazebo (left), garden wall, cool arboreal canopy
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One Vista summer view--cornfields--with hosts' antebellum farmhouse in distance.
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2 miles of PRIVATE trails (red) thru your 100 acres of fields, woods, and creeks
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Winter at Vista--a beautiful setting for family gatherings, winter holidays!
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Vista's only neighbor...a hobbit?
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Several birdhouses are posted in eyesight of the dining room table--bluebirds!!!
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Vista on hilltop, cloaked in spectacular fall colors, stunning views all year!
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Gas fireplace in living room adds cozy warmth on winter days!
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Living room fireplace promises fine memories--relaxation, stories, romance?
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Master BR--Antique 4-poster, hand-carved queen bed under skylight to moon, stars
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3rd BR sleeps up to 5 with fold-outs--a love seat and a couch, shown open here.
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Large, well-equipped kitchen will delight any chef; window onto beautiful garden
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Wildflowers seen from breakfast balcony and DR window. Birdfeeder draws birds.
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Wheat wraps Vista's panorama in a breath-taking blanket of gold
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A branch near Vista's creek gnawed by beavers...watch for them on your hikes!
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Winter snow brings peace, solace, to cozy Vista. Cross country ski heaven!
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A young heron dining in Bear Branch just down the hill from the patio.
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Enjoy country sunset on your deck, survey your domaine from your private estate!
VRBO #390177
This listing was first published here in 2011.
Date last modified - Monday, September 26, 2016
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