project description
With 7 miles of Etowah River frontage and over 2,300 acres of rich soils and
mature woodlands, this landscape is something of a treasure in North Georgia. The property, once home to Georgia’s premier Steeplechase events, has in recent decades been family-stewarded and operated as a recreational haven for outdoor enthusiasts, a family retreat, and a wedding and music venue. Whether drawn to the property for it’s hiking and mountain biking trails, hunt club, guided fly fishing, glamping facilities, or simply its vast and beautiful views, thousands of visitors have returned to the property season afterseason to enjoy the natural beauty and offering of this land.
The land’s provision, however, is no surprise or recent discovery. Over one thousand years ago, Native Americans of the Mississipian culture formed
settlements in the area and along the banks of the Etowah River where they
developed a high level of artistry and craftsmanship, built ceremonial complexes of ritual and burial mounds, hunted, farmed, fished, and conducted trade. Looking forward, the family and their developer envision a landscape that leverages and emboldens these traditions and offerings amid a conservation-based community that will meet increased area housing demand and the market’s longing for rural authenticity and community.
location
Northern Georgia, United States
firm
waterstreet studio
With 7 miles of Etowah River frontage and over 2,300 acres of rich soils and
mature woodlands, this landscape is something of a treasure in North Georgia. The property, once home to Georgia’s premier Steeplechase events, has in recent decades been family-stewarded and operated as a recreational haven for outdoor enthusiasts, a family retreat, and a wedding and music venue. Whether drawn to the property for it’s hiking and mountain biking trails, hunt club, guided fly fishing, glamping facilities, or simply its vast and beautiful views, thousands of visitors have returned to the property season afterseason to enjoy the natural beauty and offering of this land.
The land’s provision, however, is no surprise or recent discovery. Over one thousand years ago, Native Americans of the Mississipian culture formed
settlements in the area and along the banks of the Etowah River where they
developed a high level of artistry and craftsmanship, built ceremonial complexes of ritual and burial mounds, hunted, farmed, fished, and conducted trade. Looking forward, the family and their developer envision a landscape that leverages and emboldens these traditions and offerings amid a conservation-based community that will meet increased area housing demand and the market’s longing for rural authenticity and community.
location
Northern Georgia, United States
firm
waterstreet studio
