Ever caught yourself daydreaming about having a place to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life in exchange for a spring-fed pond and mountain views? You may just have found it! The perfect gentlemen's farm. Sitting on 30 gorgeous acreages close to where Tennessee meets Virginia, this three-bedroom, two-bath home is a playground for family and friends to enjoy. Inside, the large open floor concept invites everyone to gather around and talk. The kitchen shines with granite counters and lots of open space at the island to cook and serve meals. This place just feels peaceful and unhurried. The home itself is built from insulated concrete forms for top-notch energy efficiency, with roof-mounted solar panels for backup power, triple-pane windows, a soapstone wood stove, and a clever heat-trapping wall that keeps things cozy all winter. Beautiful mountain views looking outside give a feeling of serenity. Off the primary bedroom you will find a screened in porch for lazy evenings sitting and relaxing while listening to the crickets and frogs sing or step outside and gaze up at the beautiful star filled sky on clear nights. The land is already fenced and ready for horses, cattle, goats, chickens, sheep -- basically whatever critters you've been dreaming about. There's livestock water tank, for boundary watering, plenty of room to add paddocks and an arena for your horses, plus a big metal barn and a metal garage for all your gear. Green thumbs and green-living folks, take note. The garden space, greenhouse, rain barrel, and cistern make growing your own food ridiculously easy. Practical and planet-friendly! Getting bored inside? Head on outside, you've got woods for hiking, trails for four-wheelers, and great rabbit and dove hunting right at home. Lots of timber to sawmill your own lumber if you choose to. The spring fed pond is perfect for the wildlife sanctuary to grow. Great property to use as an Airbnb for all the activities annually occurring around the area. Bristol Motor Speedway spring and fall races, Rhythm and Roots music festival and with South Holston Lake just minutes away, who could resist a week vacation here on this homestead. Neighbors are fantastic, the pace is slow, and Bristol Caverns, Observation Knob Park, and Bristol Motor Speedway are all close for weekend fun, with grocery runs a quick hop into town. Great property to make your home, a weekend getaway or a revenue generating rental property when you aren't using it. Come see it -- your quieter, greener life is waiting. Priced under appraised value.
Single-familyProperty Type
2015Year Built
30.55 acresLot Size
$268Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by Lifestyle Properties Berry• Lifestyle Properties
Est. $1,461 per month, based on comparable rentals
Sale and tax history for 520 Henson Rd
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
TVRMLS #9999582
Oct 7, 2026
Sold
$700,000
$268/sq ft
Sep 27, 2026
Pending
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Sep 11, 2026
Contingent
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Aug 15, 2026
Listed
$799,000
$306/sq ft
TVRMLS #418993
Apr 14, 2020
Sold
$493,000
$189/sq ft
Mar 21, 2019
Listed
$450,000
$172/sq ft
+19
A Homesteader s Dream. Enjoy self-sufficiency and green living at its finest. This beautiful, functional 3 bedroom, 2 bath passive and active solar home is nested on 20.66 acres. Private and quiet yet within 15 minutes to the city of NASCAR-famous Bristol, TN. The home has 2510 square feet with all living space on the lower level. The upstairs is a large, carpeted, open recreation room. The home boasts gorgeous, panoramic mountain views and luxury upgrades like granite in the kitchen and all baths. There are several green features including roof-top solar panels, battery back-up system, soapstone woodstove, cisterns, rain barrels, composters, triple pane gas-filled windows, ERV s, energy efficient appliances, Carrier mini-split system, and blackout curtains. The home s Logix ICF concrete construction, open floor plan, polished concrete floors, trombe wall, and southern facing windows absorb sunlight and maintain warmth in the winter. The acreage features complete exterior and interior fencing for paddocks and rotational grazing, with each paddock sharing its own livestock water tank. There is a spring-fed pond, a large classic metal barn, a large metal livestock shelter complete with jugs and milking stalls, a metal shed, a metal carport, and a partially-covered run great for chickens. The shelter and shed have electricity. Enjoy gardening with 16 raised beds, a greenhouse, an orchard, and a medicinal herb garden. Relax and enjoy life knowing you re making a difference and that you can handle whatever the world may throw at you. * * Looking for more space? An additional 9 acres +/- is available for purchase with the sell of the home * *
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
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Sullivan County
APN
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Last updated by owner on Jul 5, 2025.
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General Agricultural/Estate Residential District
These districts are designed to provide suitable areas for single-family residential development located within a rural environment. Residential development consists of single-family residential detached dwellings and such other structures as are customary and accessory, thereto. The intensity of development permitted within these districts is directly related to the availability of public water service. These districts also include community facilities, public utilities, and open uses, which serve specifically the residents of these districts, or that are benefited by an open residential environment without creating objectionable or undesirable influences upon residential developments. These districts provide for large tracts and open space on the fringe of higher densities of residential development and may transition into other districts as development evolves. These districts shall also provide for customary home occupations and farm employee housing situated on the large farming tracts see definition in Appendix and singlewide mobile homes on individual parcels.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Office
Educational/school
Fire house
Library
Museum / gallery
Police station
Golf related
Cemetery
Property details
Parking
Parking/Garage Information
Parking Features: Driveway, Carport, Gravel
Interior
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 2
Heating & Cooling
Has Cooling
Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air
Has Heating
Heating: Heat Pump, Wood Stove
Interior Features
Interior Features: Entrance Foyer, Granite Counters, Kitchen Island, Open Floorplan
Window Features: Insulated Windows
Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Electric Range, Microwave, Washer
Flooring: Carpet, Concrete
Room Information
# of Rooms Total: 6
Exterior
Exterior Features
Patio And Porch Features: Covered, Porch, Screened
Roof: Asphalt, Shingle
Building Information
Structure Type: House
Sq. Ft.: 2614.0
Levels: One and One Half
Construction Materials: HardiPlank Type, See Remarks
Foundation Details: Slab
Property Features
Security Features: Smoke Detector(s)
Other Structures: Barn(s), Greenhouse, Outbuilding
Property Information
Property Type: Residential
Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
Raw Mls Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
Land Information
Topography: Farm Pond, Cleared, Level, Mountainous, Pasture, Rolling Slope, Wooded
Lot Information
Lot Features: Pasture
Lot Size : 30.55
Lot Size Dimensions: 900 x 1234 x 1012 x 1525
Lot Size Area: 30.55
Lot Size Units: Acres
Lot Size Acres: 30.55
Zoning: Agriculture
Utilities
Utility Information
Water Source: Cistern, Public
Utilities: Electricity Connected, Water Connected
Sewer: Septic Tank
Location
Schools Information
Elementary School: Emmett
Middle Or Junior School: Sullivan East
High School: Sullivan East
Location Information
Directions: GPS freindly Traveling from Hwy 11 in Bristol TN at Bristol Motor Speedway, take 394 390 south. Go 11 miles and take left V I Ranch Road. Go 1.8 miles and take left on Henson Road. Look for property on your right.
Subdivision Name: Not In Subdivision
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Stories: —
Lot Size: —
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: —
Year Renovated: —
County: Sullivan County
APN: 022 046.85
Home facts updated by county records on Jul 4, 2025
Around this home
Schools
Emmett Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 3.7mi
4/10
Sullivan East Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 8.6mi
4/10
Sullivan East High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 8.2mi
5/10
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
4/10 Fire Factor
1% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
6 days above 98° expected this year, 17 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
2 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Bristol, TN • 37620
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Sun exposure
93/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Bristol. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
10.9 hrs
7.3 hrs
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Estimated sale price
$685,000 – $829,000
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