3 Beds
1 Bath
1,477 SqFt
3 Beds
1 Bath
1,477 SqFt
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 1,477 sqft
Price per Sqft $270
MLS Listing ID 25-4171
Style Hlsd Rnch/Dlt Bsmnt
Bedrooms 3
Three Quarter Bath 1
Construction Status Existing Structure
HOA Fees $1,292/ann
Year Built 1951
Lot Size 105.380 Acres
Acres 105.38
Source Alaska Multiple Listing Service
Property Description
This historical homestead is a true jewel.
HOA with shared access to grass airstrip The "farm" at Bear Cove was homesteaded by Harold and Roxie Pomeroy in 1948. During their tenure, which lasted until the Farnsworth's purchased the property in 1985, they built several cabins, a shop, and a warehouse on the property using lumber they milled from the trees they logged. At the same time they built the road from the beach, using dynamite to blast the boulders into a manageable size.
In the 1950's they commercially farmed the property, growing potatoes and cabbages on terraced hillsides at the west end behind the greenhouses they constructed to grow tomatoes. Roxie would take her produce down to Homer in a dinghy to sell on the beach at the end of the spit. They later removed the greenhouses and put in the airstrip.
Harold was in the Territorial Legislature in Juneau and spent much of his time there, so in the sixties they moved to Anchorage and left the farm in the hands of caretakers. Both Harold and Roxie loved the place so much they wanted to be buried there and so they are.
The Farnsworth's purchased the property in the mid eighties after having leased it for a few years. Since then, there have been many improvements made, increasing the size of the main cabin threefold and installing indoor plumbing and a furnace, installing metal roofing on the cabins, and generally improving the living conditions. They have enjoyed this special place for many years, part of the family living there year-round in the mid-to late eighties. It's now used as a retreat in the summer months, allowing the family to fish for halibut in Kachemak Bay, dig clams on the beach at low tide and enjoy picnics at the beach or around the fire pit.
Location
State AK
Area 498 - South Side Of Kachemak Bay
Zoning UNZ - Not Zoned
Direction Fly or boat in to the head waters of Kachemak Bay.
Body of Water Kachemak Bay
Interior
Interior Features BR/BA on Main Level, BR/BA Primary on Main Level
Flooring Linoleum, Carpet
Exterior
Exterior Feature Airplane Access, Covenant/Restriction, Fire Pit, Home Owner Assoc, Outhouse, Parkside, Storage, Trailside, View, SBOS Reqd-See Rmrks
Parking Features Detached
Garage Spaces 1.0
Garage Description 1.0
Waterfront Description Lakefront
View Lake, Mountains, Unobstructed, Wetlands
Roof Type Metal
Topography Level,Bluff,Sloping
Building
Lot Description Waterfront Access, Waterfront, Bluff, Level, Sloping
Foundation Other
Lot Size Range 105.38
Sewer None
Architectural Style Hlsd Rnch/Dlt Bsmnt
Construction Status Existing Structure
Schools
Elementary Schools Btv-Undiscl By Ll
Middle Schools Btv-Undiscl By Ll
High Schools Btv-Undiscl By Ll
Others
Tax ID 19325023
Acceptable Financing Cash
Listing Terms Cash
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