$959,000
Under contractAbout this home
Welcome to 8178 W Smith Rd, a truly custom-built country retreat on 7.28 acres designed with craftsmanship and thoughtful details throughout. Enjoy peaceful countryside views and summers at home on your private approx. 0.75-acre pond with beach and docks. Inside, 9’ ceilings span all 3 levels, with engineered hardwood flooring throughout nearly every living space, hardwood poplar trim and mostly 8’ interior doors. Andersen 400 Series black casement windows provide abundant natural light. The showpiece kitchen features custom Amish-built inset cabinetry, marble countertops, 48” Italian Bertazzoni range, pot filler, decorative hood, built-in counter-depth refrigerator/freezer and hardwood detailing. The first-floor full bath features a zero-entry tiled shower, glass enclosure, exposed fixtures, hardwood beadboard and a refinished 100+ year-old farm sink vanity. Antique bifold French doors from a century home add character to the office. The light-filled primary suite has 4 windows and 2 skylights. Its spa-like bath offers hexagonal clay tile, custom marble double vanity, freestanding tub and an oversized tiled shower with skylight. Outdoor living includes a huge front porch overlooking the pond and beach, composite decking, brick detailing and finished pine ceiling, plus a rear screened porch. Hardie siding accents the front and garage side. The precast concrete basement is insulated, studded, wired and ready to finish, with egress and plumbing/framing for a future bath. Fully insulated attached garage has oversized 8’x9’ doors and plumbing for a future dog wash. A 30’x75’ outbuilding features a 30’x60’ enclosed interior, 15’ covered equipment area, 12’x12’ and 10’x10’ glass overhead doors, insulated slab and piping for future radiant heat. 400-amp electric service provides 200 amps to the home plus 200 amps for future barn use. A rare combination of custom craftsmanship, acreage lifestyle and resort-like outdoor living.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- NOWDD
- MLS #
- 5246093
- Property type
- SingleFamilyResidence
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Under contract
- Days on market
- 6
- On market date
- September 18, 2026
- Stories
- 2
- Total bathrooms
- 3
- Garage spaces
- 8
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 7.2834 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 646
- District
- Buckeye Local
- Enrollment
- 551
- District
- Buckeye Local
- Enrollment
- 756
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.0:1
- District
- Medina County Joint Vocational School District
Walkability
Blended score for Medina's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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