956 Knickerbocker, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 listing details

The property is a 2 acre estate that is very much reminiscent of the Adirondack great camps & lodges established by the east coast wealthy during the latter 1800's and early 1900's, rustic...but yet more refined. Main residence is 3 story log home with wraparound deck. Guest house is 2 story log home with a deck on each floor. Property is laced with mature natural oak, mountain ash, lilacs, red oak, pine, ash, fir, spruce, manzanita, willow, aspen, Colorado blue spruce, cottonwoods, alba poplars, maples, Norwegian maples, sequoias, briar, apples, cherries, crabapples, raspberries, elderberry and pear. Property is bounded on the west side by approximately 1/8 mile year-round-stream owned by the San Bernardino County Flood District which in effect is a two acre green belt. Property is nestled in a quiet little valley just above the village, the lake, shopping and restaurants & entertainment. Property has its own water well in addition to City of Big Bear Lake water meter hookup. The entrance to the main residence is via a 20 foot open walkway over a rock garden from the driveway, across the beginning of a wraparound deck under a large Italian-made awning. One enters the residence via tile-floored mud room with its own electric heater and storage for shoes, boots and hanging items. From the mudroom, one opens a double-paned glass door into a short hallway that is tile-floored for added convenience and more hooks for clothing. The kitchen is a chef's kitchen that has Silestone counters and an adjacent solid walnut bar top looking outside across the valley through the living room with its huge wall of glass. Kitchen cabinets are Crystal Cabinets with slide-outs. The high-end Thermador stove is commercial grade with 6 huge burners, including 2 burners that can simmer. The Thermador stove can act as a warming drawer at a low temperature of only 140 degrees. All appliances are stainless and the wood flooring is Harris-Tarkett. The dishwasher is a 2 drawer Fisher-Paykel. Kit