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Singer Zac Brown’s vacation house on the shore of Georgia‘s Lake Lanier, which came to market last week with a $3.2 million price tag, sits on about an acre of land with 150 feet of waterfront views. However, if land and equestrian facilities are what you’re after in the Peach State, a 62-acre compound over in Watkinsville might be the answer.

Dubbed Elder Mill Farm, the sprawling countryside estate sits about 70 miles east of downtown Atlanta and is named after the late 19th-century Elder Mill Covered Bridge over nearby Calls Creek. The purchase of a 40-acre parcel to build a dream home was completed in 2008, with another 22 acres being added by 2011. Meticulously constructed and completed in 2016, the property now comprises a main house and a guest cottage created by Harrison Design and a horse barn by Eddie Mock of Pro Building Systems.

Four bedrooms and bathrooms are spread across the main residence’s 8,900 square feet. White oak hardwood flooring is one of its key features, which trails from the entrance into the vast great room, which is set under a vaulted ceiling with reclaimed wood beams. At one end of the room is a lounge with a fireplace, and at the other, a gourmet kitchen with duo-tone cabinetry, a snack-bar island, and both black and white stone counters. French doors open to a covered patio with an outdoor fireplace.

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Guest bedrooms are ample with marble bathrooms, while the homeowner’s suite includes a private sitting room off to one side of the bedroom, as well as a bathroom with twin vanities. The home’s lower level is dedicated to relaxed entertaining, with a TV lounge, a billiards area with a wet bar and wine cellar, and a dining space that flows out to the backyard. Elsewhere are mirrored gym and an a home office.

The lower-level steps out to a stone-paved poolside loggia and an expansive terrace that surrounds the swimming pool and spillover spa. Nearby is the cookhouse, an open-air pavilion with a gas grill and wood-burning pizza oven.

Nearby, the guest cottage sprawls out over 1,700 square feet with two beds and baths. A fireplace anchors its great room with custom arched windows, while stainless-steel appliances pop against stone countertops in the gourmet kitchen. The immaculate state-of-the-art four-stall barn is built with Douglas Fir and topped by a Galvulume tin room. Fenced pastures and riding trails allow thoroughbreds to take a lap or two.

Elder Mill Farm also offers stocked fishing ponds alongside ATV/walking trails with access to an additional 15 acres of natural wooded areas. For art, nightlife, and other cultural delights, Athens and Atlanta are a stone’s throw away. Nicholas Brown of Compass Georgia holds the listing.

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