4616 Elk Head Road - Bland - Missouri

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Elk Head Lodge, is an iconic home, built in 1907, on over 40 acres featuring a private stocked lake, guest house, and a turn-of-the-century schoolhouse! The architect was a 'Prairie School' protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. If these walls could talk! There are multiple paddocks (with new fencing), woods and beautifully landscaped grounds surrounding the home featuring mature hardwoods, ornamental trees and perennials. For those that like gardening, there is a greenhouse connected to the garage, just steps from the kitchen door for year-round growing. The lake, just steps from the back porch, has a majestic fountain, dock and is stocked with bass, blue gill and catfish. The finished part of the home is approximately 3,738 square feet on one level with 10-foot ceilings, original plaster walls and oak flooring, beamed ceilings and expansive windows that let the outside in; the view from every room is a portrait. The centerpiece of the residence is a 12-foot-wide gallery that runs the entire 80 plus feet of the home from the north entry to the French doors on the south wall that open onto the large, covered deck with sweeping views of the grounds and lake. Currently this flexible space hosts the dining room and a library overlooking the lake. The home was designed to have all public space on one side of the gallery and the four bedrooms and three bathrooms on the opposite wing. The eat-in kitchen features an island, large pantry and a door onto a covered porch with views of a Hosta Garden and greenhouse. Between the kitchen and billiards room is an expansive butler's pantry that services all public areas; this home is made for entertaining! The billiard room and game room have beamed ceilings and a door onto a covered deck. There is a large opening from the game room into the living room, which hosts windows on two walls and a massive fireplace. Each space has a door onto the gallery.