VACATION IN RANSOM'S WOODS
Find tranquility spending a few days in Ransom’s Woods, a private former twenty-acre farm surrounded by woods. Located in the rolling foothills of Western North Carolina, it is situated near the small town of Hudson (28638), near Lenoir (el. 1300 feet), some thirty five minutes from either Hickory or Blowing Rock (el.3300 feet). Ransom’s Woods is some two miles from a shopping center on four lane NC Highway 321 North with five restaurants (including Japanese), a grocery store, two pharmacies, urgent care center, etc.

Sleep in the Myers house, a cozy, fully furnished two bedroom modernized rustic 1930ish country cottage with solid wooden walls and ceilings, a new deck and a new exterior of rough lumber. Find peace watching the sun set beyond the pasture, walking on trails in the woods, sitting on the dam of a private one-acre lake in a ravine in the woods where deer and Canada geese visit occasionally.

Before long you will be able to sleep in the William Harvey Austin House, one of the oldest, if not THE oldest continuously lived in residence in the southern part of Caldwell County. Built in 1887 of heart pine milled on its own former 600 acre tract, it has had no significant alterations since then, except, of course, indoor baths, and it now qualifies to be registered as a historic house of America. It is an authentic typical simple rural farm house of its era with three fireplaces, a tin roof, and solid pre-tongue-in-groove wooden walls and ceilings. It has four large rooms downstairs and two small attic bedrooms with narrow steps leading to them. It is currently being refurbished inside with a brand new kitchen and an additional bathroom, and should be ready to be rented in mid to late summer of this year. It will also then be rented completely furnished , just as the Myers house, some 250 feet away is now being rented on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Both houses are located on the same ancient dirt road, some 1500 feet from a paved street. Both have modern heat and air.

Ideal for ...
(1)   The Myers House is small, but large enough to sleep four people comfortably in its two bedrooms, plus one or two on the hide-a-bed. It is suitable for a family on vacation using it as a base for a visit to the Grandfather Mountain and Boone area, the fifth most visited tourist spot in the nation, or to Hiddenite, NC (20 miles) to pan for gems, or to other Western North Carolina tourist sites. It would also be suitable for a honeymoon or celebration of some anniversary or for two couples who wish to spend some private time together. It might also be used for a family reunion or a place to spend time with family or friends in this area, and even for an individual who needs to have great privacy for a while for whatever reason.

(2)   The William Harvey Austin house is much larger and will be able to sleep seven or eight people. It will be large enough to be used for small private business meetings and conferences of various sorts, including educational seminars, religious retreats, large family reunions, etc. and even for larger meetings if both houses are rented together sufficiently ahead of time. It should be of special interest to old house buffs, since as a matter of fact, it already is. Catering is available nearby.
*** Myers House 2009 Summer Prices ***
$100 per night for two nights or more
$150 for one night only
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