OVERVIEW

The Presock Homeplace in Alderson, WV. Three-bedroom, Two bath home located beside the Alderson Public Library and only a few steps to the Alderson Elem. School. The community of Alderson has a down home atmosphere with real pride in property ownership and being involved in the ongoing activities. Alderson is known as” The Gem of The Hills” and boasts the best 4th of July celebration in the state. Every May is the ever-growing strawberry festival.

ATTRIBUTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Located on the Greenbrier County side of Alderson
• Easy walking distance to fish, kayak, enjoy the beautiful Greenbrier River
• Convenient location to the FPI Camp Cupcake

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37°43’39.1″N  80°38’16.8″W
Address: 129 Walnut Ave. Alderson, WV 24910
Elevation Range:   About 1557

HOME AND OUTBUILDINGS

Highlights

3 Bedrooms
2 Bath, 1 full, 1 half
2 lots 134 and 135 approx. 0.33 acre
Large back yard with access from Elmwood Ave.
Central forced air heat
Central air conditioning
Generac 20kw propane generator
Large kitchen
Double hung replacement windows
Metal roof
Vinyl siding
Block foundation
Tongue and groove pine paneling
Fireplace
Screened porch
Large floored attic for storage
Carport
8 ft x 12 ft storage building
Playground and ballfield across the street
Range/oven and refrigerator conveys
Mature landscaping

Home Room Dimensions

Entry Level

Living Room  20 x 11
Dining Room 11 x 11
Kitchen 14 x 25
Master Bedroom  15 x 17
Master Bath 7 x 7
Bedroom 2 10 x 13
Bedroom 3 12 x 19
Half bath 4.5 x 5
Attic 33 x 22
Screened porch 5 x 12

Total Living Space = 1300 +/-

Garage and Outbuilding Dimensions

Open single carport
Outbuilding 8 ft x 12 ft

SURROUNDING AREA

THE AREA

The largest and most popular 4th of July day parade in the state is hosted by the Town of Alderson. Alderson’s amenities include churches, elementary school, motel, bank, Dollar General, Family Dollar, gas/convenience stores, medical clinic, pharmacy and restaurants. Alderson is located along the Greenbrier River in Greenbrier County and Monroe County, incorporated in 1881. Alderson was originally settled in 1777 by “Elder” John Alderson, a frontier missionary for whom the town is named Alderson is also home to “Camp Cupcake”, the minimum-security federal prison where Martha Stewart spent her vacation.

Lewisburg, which is the Greenbrier County seat, was voted the Coolest Small Town in American and is just a 20-minute drive to the thriving downtown historic district. The downtown boasts a year-round live theatre, Carnegie Hall, a new $3MM library, several fabulous restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. There is also a modern hospital and all attendant medical facilities along with all the big box stores. Several new schools have been built in the area.

The Greenbrier County Airport, which has WV’s longest runway, is located just 25 minutes away and has daily flights to Chicago and Washington DC. The world-famous Greenbrier Resort is 25 minutes’ drive and Snowshoe Ski Resort is about 2 hours’ drive. Blacksburg, Virginia (Vtech) is about 90 minutes away, Roanoke, Virginia, is 120 minutes, DC is 4 hours and Charlotte, North Carolina is 3.5 hours away.

Just 30 minutes to Sandstone Falls, Bluestone Lake, Bluestone State Park, and Pipestem Resort, the surrounding area offers unlimited soft recreational activities including white water rafting, golfing, fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching and rock climbing. Snow skiing at the Winterplace Resort is less than an hour away. In 10 minutes, you can catch the Amtrak train in Alderson and ride to the Greenbrier Resort, Chicago or New York City. The Beckley Airport is just 45 minutes away. The new 10,000-acre Boy Scout high adventure camp is an hour’s drive and the 14,000-acre Wildlife Management Area is just across the river at Bull Falls.

WATER RESOURCES

THE GREENBRIER RIVER

The lower Greenbrier River possesses the excitement of life on one of the nation’s great wild rivers. The focus of a vast outdoor-recreation destination, it flows untamed out of the lofty Alleghenies, attracting anglers, paddlers, and naturalists from across the globe.

At 162 miles long, the Greenbrier is the longest undammed river left in the Eastern United States. It is primarily used for recreational pursuits and well known for its fishing, canoeing, kayaking and floating opportunities. Its upper reaches flow through the Monongahela National Forest, and it is paralleled for 77 miles by the Greenbrier River Trail, a rail-trail that runs between the communities of Cass and North Caldwell.

It has always been a valuable water route, with many of the important cities in the watershed being established river ports. The river gives the receiving waters of the New River an estimated 30% of its water volume. Over three-fourths of the watershed is an extensive karstic (cavern system), which supports fine trout fishing, cave exploration, and recreation. Many important festivals and public events are held along the river throughout the watershed.

The Greenbrier is formed at Durbin in northern Pocahontas County by the confluence of the East Fork Greenbrier River and the West Fork Greenbrier River, both of which are short streams rising at elevations exceeding 3,300 feet and flowing for their entire lengths in northern Pocahontas County. From Durbin the Greenbrier flows generally south-southwest through Pocahontas, Greenbrier and Summers Counties, past several communities including Cass, Marlinton, Hillsboro, Ronceverte, Fort Spring, Alderson, and Hinton, where it flows into the New River.

Along most of its course, the Greenbrier accommodated the celebrated Indian warpath known as the Seneca Trail (Great Indian Warpath). From the vicinity of present-day White Sulphur Springs, the Trail followed Anthony’s Creek down to the Greenbrier near the present Pocahontas-Greenbrier County line. It then ascended the River to the vicinity of Hillsboro and Droop Mountain and made its way through present Pocahontas County by way of future Marlinton, Indian Draft Run, and Edray.

THE NEW RIVER AND BLUESTONE LAKE

Presock Homeplace is a 20-minute drive to the New River and 2000-acre Bluestone Lake at Hinton. The New River is the second oldest river in the world, preceded only by the Nile; it is the oldest river in North America. The New River is unique because it begins in Blowing Rock, N.C. and flows north through Virginia into West Virginia. The Nile and Amazon are the only other major rivers that also flow north. Year after year, it produces more citation fish than any other warm water river in WV. Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, sunfish, hybrid striped bass, and muskie are all common species of fish found in the New River and Bluestone Lake.

Bluestone Lake is over 2000 acres at the summer pool and is the state’s third-largest body of water. Great hunting and fishing opportunities abound at the 17,632-acre Bluestone Wildlife Area adjacent to the park and nearby Camp Creek State Forest.

Lewisburg, which is the Greenbrier County seat, was voted the Coolest Small Town in American and is just a 35-minute drive to the thriving downtown historic district. The downtown boasts a year-round live theatre, Carnegie Hall, a new $3MM library, several fabulous restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. There is also a modern hospital and all attendant medical facilities along with all the big box stores. Several new schools have been built in the area.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property is being sold by the existing legal description

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

Walnut Ave. is a paved street maintained by the Town of Alderson.

UTILITIES

Water:  Town of Alderson
Sewer: Town of Alderson
Electricity: Mon Power
Telephone: Frontier, Suddenlink
Internet: Suddenlink, Frontier
Cellphone Coverage: Excellent

ZONING

The town of Alderson has zoning, also Greenbrier County is subject to some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the County Commission and the Health Department for details regarding zoning, building codes and installation of septic systems.
Information can be found at the county website: http://greenbriercounty.net/ordinances

DEED and TAX INFORMATION

Deed Information:  DB 282 PG 614
Acreage: 0.33Acre +/-

Real Estate Tax ID/Acreage/Taxes:
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Alderson Corp. District 1
Tax Map 6 Parcel 297

2019 Real Estate Taxes: $207.00

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Greenbrier County School District

Public Elementary School:
Alderson Elementary School

Public Middle School:
Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

Public High School:
Greenbrier East High School

Colleges:
New River Community and Technical College (Lewisburg campus)
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Private Schools:
Greenbrier Episcopal School (PK-8)
Greenbrier Valley Academy (2-8)
Lewisburg Baptist Academy (PK-12)
Seneca Trail Christian Academy (PK-12)