Asking Price: $5,500,000
Property Size: 850 Acres
Location: LaGrange, Georgia
Improvements:
- 7,400 SF Main Home
- 3,200 SF Guest Lodge
- Equipment Shop & Pole Barn
- Extensive Internal Graveled Road System
- Covered Bridge over Whitewater Creek
- Grounds at Main Home are Fully Landscaped with Outdoor Lighting, Irrigation and Man-made Flowing Creek
- Private, electric Gated Entry (2)
Features:
- Extensive Frontage on Whitewater Creek and Cedar Creek
- Multiple other smaller creeks
- Rolling Topography
- Significant Mature Timber Resources – Hardwood & Pine
- 15 Food Plots
- 11 Shooting Houses
- 9 Ladder Stands
Property Description
Whitewater is one of the finest recreational properties available in Georgia today. The Farm holds an incredible array of features including varying topography, diverse wildlife habitat, multiple large creeks that traverse the property and abundant timber inventory, including both mature planted pine and old-growth hardwood forests. The farm was carefully pieced together over 20 years by the Seller, who then built his dream home on the farm to bring the finishing touches to a farm that has virtually every key feature that our clients typically ask for.
Whitewater has all of these features and many more custom and unique features that are too many to list. The 7,400SF custom home was the dream and vision of the current Owner and is a remarkable craftsman style Georgia home that is the centerpiece of an amazing property. The Owner selected this location for its convenience to both Birmingham and Atlanta but pieced the farm together in such a way that its privacy and seclusion allows you to enjoy the farm without any interruption from civilization. Its convenience and privacy is a big part of what makes it’s such a unique property. When you combine this with its abundance of incredible natural features you have one of the finest recreational properties available in Georgia today. Its is priced to sell well below its appraised value.
The farm contains 850 acres of varying and rolling topography along Whitewater Creek that has been developed over the last 2 decades into a highly-managed hunting property. It includes a furnished 7,400 SF main home that was built by the current owner that is supported by a guest lodge and a large equipment shop and pole barn. The farm has excellent timber resources comprised largely of old-growth hardwood bottoms and mature loblolly pine plantations. Whitewater Creek is a major creek that runs through the entire length of the property and feeds directly into the Chattahoochee River at West Point Lake. Numerous other creeks and drainages feed into Whitewater Creek and provide excellent topography and natural features that make the farm unique and beautiful. Prescribed burning, an extensive internal road system, strategically placed food plots and professional timber management have produced excellent wildlife habitat throughout the farm and enhance the farms’ ideal natural features.
Location
Whitewater Farms is located near the town of LaGrange, Georgia in Troup County. Between Whitewater and LaGrange lies beautiful West Point Lake which was formed by the Army Corps of Engineers via a dam on the Chattahoochee River. Troup County is nestled between Harris and Meriwether Counties along the border of Alabama and Georgia in the piedmont region of Georgia. Callaway Gardens is located just 20 miles to the south in Harris County and attracts 750,000 visitors annually. It is most widely known for its natural beauty, gardens, golf and resort but is also known for its trophy whitetail deer. Collectively, this area is home to numerous well-managed hunting properties and represents the most prominent hunting and recreational area within an hour of Atlanta. These 3 counties share similar characteristics of abundant water resources, rolling topography and outstanding whitetail genetics and fertile soils and consistently produce trophy whitetails along with excellent turkey hunting.
Use, Wildlife and Conservation
Whitewater has been placed under a conservation easement with the Georgia Alabama Land Trust ensuring this great place will remain the same for future generations. The easement has been thoughtfully drafted with 35 acres surrounding the main home excluded from the easement. Under the easement, the property can be split up to 4 times and 3 more houses can be built. The Owner retains full silvicultural and agricultural rights along with all rights to construct and maintain roads and develop and maintain wildlife habitat. An easement of this type is a major asset to the farm and its legacy. The farm also enjoys excellent neighbors which contribute to the neighborhood.
Improvements
Main Home
The 7,400SF 6 bedroom / 7 bath main home was constructed in 2008 by master builder Ben Parham. Custom woodwork, hand-hewn Tennessee stone and orchard stone, composite shake shingle siding, copper accents, outdoor fireplaces, redwood trim and many other custom features deliver a custom, understated elegance that make the home a centerpiece of the farm. The entire home is built for minimal maintenance both inside and out, using materials that were designed to endure with minimum painting or maintenance making the home both high-quality and easy to maintain. The home is being offered fully furnished.
Property Taxes:
$23,696.03 in 2023 – Made up of 4 separate parcels
Guest Lodge
This 3,200 SF home preceded the current owner and is used as a guest lodge for hunting weekends and holidays. A large wrap-around outdoor deck was added overlooking one of the larger bottomland fields along Whitewater Creek, making this house a favorite of guests who enjoy peace and quiet, while watching plentiful wildlife from the comforts of the Lodge.
Support Buildings
- 4,500 SF metal shop building – New LED lights, pressure washing station, high capacity air pressure system, heaters and air ventilation fans
- 3,000 SF Pole Barn
- Multiple additional equipment sheds
Broker Comments
“This farm will be a rewarding place to manage wildlife, to enjoy the peace, beauty and solitude of nature and get away from the busyness of life. The improvements, natural features and habitat that exist here can not be easily replicated and take decades to establish, they contribute greatly to the value of Whitewater. It is secluded and private yet close enough to Atlanta and LaGrange to stay connected when desired. It is an exceptional recreational property!”
Hunter Brant – Selling Broker
Broker Comments:
“Whitewater is one of the finest recreational properties available in Georgia today. The Farm holds an incredible array of features including varying topography, diverse wildlife habitat, multiple large creeks that traverse the property and abundant timber inventory, including both mature planted pine and old-growth hardwood forests. The farm was carefully pieced together over 20 years by the Seller, who then built his dream home on the farm to bring the finishing touches to a farm that has virtually every key feature that our clients typically ask for.”
Hunter Brant, President & Broker
Oakwood Realty Group