22300 Ligon Rd, Zachary, LA 70791

Modern version of a classic raised two story late 19th century farmhouse with a wide wrap around porch on the first floor, sitting on 59 landscaped acres with mature live oaks, crepe myrtles and many beautiful azaleas, large stocked pond, two small ponds, and hay barn. Patterned on nearby Wilderness Plantation, the ancestral home of the owner. The porches and Dutch hipped roof give the home a Caribbean appearance with working shutters, old St. Joe brick, clear heart redwood exterior siding, and cedar porch posts. Cozy guest cottage/office with fireplace overlooks in-ground gunite pool and courtyard with wrought iron fencing. Authentic sugar kettle with fountain, custom playhouse, extra large garage, workshop with 3 storage rooms, ( can house 2 motor homes), portico offers additional covered parking. Big open farm style kitchen with double sided working fireplace going into cozy den. Cypress beams and mantles, heart of pine flooring, sub zero refrigerator, perfect butlers pantry. Large laundry with full bath and sewing station. Southern living at its finest with almost 3000SF of porches, relaxing screened porch, and patios. Game room adjoins all upstairs bedrooms. Antique doors, and door knobs, double pocket doors. Step back in time as you enter with wide loggia from the inviting front porch to the formal living room with fireplace and dining room with chandeliers and floor length Pella windows. Master bedroom has lots of windows and entrance to pool and porches. Fireplace and on suite with separate closets, double vanities. Copper and brass claw foot soaking tub and oversized shower look out through wall to wall windows to the pool and landscaped side yard for that great outdoor feel. Zachary School District