Pinecrest Estate, a grand and historic 10-acre estate sitting atop Pine Mountain, Ga. Pinecrest Hall and Cottage was built in the 1960s at a time when homes were well appointed with luxurious features, country club-like amenities, and lots of personality.
Pinecrest Hall is the main 4,500 sq ft mansion is reached by driving up a large curved driveway with tall hedges and mature landscaping. Enter the 2 story portico, double doors, and into a 2 story foyer with a curved staircase, detailed moulding, and original marble checkered flooring. The home features several elegantly appointed rooms, all with detailed crown moulding, judges panels, and masonry work still valued in luxury homes built in the mid 1900s. It contains a large drawing room, dining room, family room, a mahogany paneled study, kitchen morning room, and laundry room. Two staircases lead to the second floor where 3 large bedrooms each have their own ensuite bathrooms and unique views of the property.
A second driveway off the main path leads to grand iron gate that gives entry to the rest of the property. It opens into a central paved and hedged-in car court. This location serves as a central access point for the property's 2nd, entirely bricked and columned patio, a 2-car garage, and a gated courtyard with an original stone fountain all enclosed within a 7 foot hedge wall.
Pinecrest Cottage is a smaller 2 story, 1,500 sq ft pool house with 1 bedroom, an office nook and 2 full baths. Here, you first walk into the large and open "Stone Room", named for its 100 Ft. high stone fireplace, vaulted, walnut beamed ceilings. A small mirrored gym and bathroom with a large standing tub sit on either side of a staircase leading to a second story alcove bedroom and balcony that runs east to west across the length of the building. Beyond that, 2 sets of french doors lead to the "Walnut Room" which, other than the Cottage's fireplace, is entirely paneled with wide, 62 year old walnut wood. It features a kitchenette, and full bathroom with a steam shower.
Beyond the Walnut Rooms 6, glass paned doors sits a large 5,000 sqft 9ft deep pool with a diving board. On its opposite side is a pea gravel area with a copper firepit circled by 6 teak adirondak chairs. And finally, before reaching the rest of the estates 10 acre wooded property, stone steps lead you to a fenced in professionally sized tennis, pickleball and baddmitton court with 2k feet of stone seating and a gazebo seating pavillion, and illuminated by commercial grade court lights.
In total, on its 10 acres of land, Pinecrest Estate has 16 rooms, 7 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces, 2 brick patios, a courtyard, garage, pool, rolling lawn, firepit, tennis court, 3 acres of mature landscaping, woods and ~parking for up to 20 vehicles.