Mountain Homes
A River Literally Runs Through It By Deena C. Bouknight
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n off the beaten path Clayton property has as its approach, its major feature, its view from multiple windows: the Tallulah River. It is a privileged property, in fact, that sits on the impressive river, which is 47.7-mile-long and runs through Georgia and North Carolina. But in North Georgia, the Tallulah River travels through Rabun County and ends in Habersham County, cutting through the Tallulah Dome rock formation to form the Tallulah Gorge and its several waterfalls. Said Graham Fowler, based in Atlanta, who has owned the property as a family and friend getaway for the past three years, “Just yesterday [June 13], I was sitting on the deck, which is 30 feet from the edge of the river, where the view is spectacular. But what I was enjoying most was the sound of the river. I just closed my eyes and listened.” Homes along the river, unlike area lakes, are minimal. Yet, a brick stunner on Garrett Branch Road is not only built on the acre-plus landscape incorporating the river, but rather into the landscape. In fact, the Tallulah River, which provides a spectacularly scenic introduction to the house during a five-minute approach, is what homeowners experience daily from a spacious, 1,000-square-footplus overhanging deck atop a giant white-rock boulder. The 250-foot water frontage property’s sensory experience is of water flowing over rocks, the seasonal changes in hardwood trees, and wildlife galore. But just as remarkable as the natural surroundings is the home’s 2,600-square-foot interior. Central in the three bedroom, two and a half bath, two-story home is the massive and impressive kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances. The kitchen space accommodates and is
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