220 Worley Road

FOX DEN: This impressive Jim Fox modernist design rests on the edge of Satulah Mountain at 4100ft. One of Fox's most striking installations, built in 1985 & featured in several magazines, including Fine Homebuilding. The structural concept is based on 4 intersecting planes offering unique angles & glass throughout with all rooms designed for maximum vantage points. Enter the main floor to stunning long range views to nearby Whiteside, Chimneytop & Terrapin Mountains with a living room featuring Fox's trademark organic stacked stone fireplace. The main floor also includes a custom kitchen with Bosch and Fisher & Paykel paneled appliances, Caesarstone countertops & Rohl fixtures that accentuate Fox's sleek cabinetry and skylight windows overlooking a rhododendron forest. The powder room features dueling triangular windows & herringbone marble floors. Upstairs is the secluded primary suite with dueling windows overlooking the forest with an intentionally designed master bath including heated marble floors & a walk-in closet. An office or studio space is adjacent with a private viewing loft perched above. Vertical windows create an open-air feeling as you traverse the floors. The lowest level boasts a lounge with a MCM Brutalist fireplace & dry bar central to 3 large bedrooms, each with newly renovated en-suite bathrooms & private decks. Exit to a lower deck overlooking an excavated rock face and step down to a 1000 sq ft terrace in the trees! This expansive platform displays the impressive architecture of the house's cantilevered, diamond-design and can be used for a game court, garden, outdoor entertainment area, etc... This modernist beauty is fresh from a masterful, meticulous renovation, resulting in a modernized and sophisticated home. New updates, a secluded 1.5 ac wooded lot and native landscaping ensure minimal maintenance. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own an architectural marvel on Satulah and one of the few in-town houses with long range views within walking distance to Main St. Highlands, NC is ranked America's Best Small Mountain Town by Travel & Leisure Magazine, 2023.