$189,900
About this home
JUST CLEARED OF UNDERGROWTH! A magnificent and gentle sloping 1.23-acre lot in Firethorn outside of Blowing Rock. The location is one of the best in the High Country. The lot features great accessibility, numerous rock outcroppings, natural rhododendron, and mature trees that could be incorporated into the landscape. This corner lot has ample road frontage for numerous possibilities on future home and driveway placement, but relative privacy given the natural foliage. Enjoy cool summers with access to Blowing Rock from this premium lot in Firethorn. Lot 125 has an expired 3 bedroom septic permit on file and shared well. Firethorn is a gated community convenient to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, Boone, and the greater High Country. Enjoy paved road access outside of Blowing Rock with no town taxes. Firethorn amenities include over 15 acres of common area green space, a clubhouse, trout fishing streams, pond, and gated access. Firethorn ARC has a preference for homes over 4,000 sq-ft in size and the community does not allow short-term rentals.
Property details
- MLS
- Canopy MLS
- MLS #
- CAR4304583
- Property type
- Lot
- Subdivision
- Firethorn
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 400
- On market date
- September 19, 2025
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
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
- 420
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.0:1
- District
- Watauga County Schools
- Enrollment
- 1,236
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.0:1
- District
- Watauga County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Blowing Rock'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).
Market position
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