"Retreat" lane says it all about this amazing home. Built by the original (and sole) owner with expert hands in 1985 this home was strategically placed for mountain and pasture vistas year round. Pastoral pictures taken were all taken within the last year. This is arguably one of the best built homes you will ever come across and simply a must-see. Although gloriously private with its 15+ CLEARED acres (the views are amazing), you'll be just a few short miles from the bucolic town of old Warrenton, VA. A plethora of shopping and infrastructure, schools and everything you need to enjoy life today is also within a few miles but you will still feel you are living in your own private world surrounded by an abundance of nature and beauty. The oversized 3-car garage with expansive driveway allows for many types of vehicles. The home features gorgeous open beams on the first level, a living room lined with large picture windows and french doors leading to a patio and looking out onto stunning pastoral views. There is also a 'den' on the first floor with an updated full bathroom that could be used as a bedroom as well. The kitchen/family room is something out of a fairy-tale with it's fireplace hearth for those cozy gatherings you are surely going to want to have in this home. There are nooks-and-crannies, eves and so much storage on all three levels that you'll want to start exploring as soon as you move in. The walk-up basement is simply, well, amazing. Very high ceilings (approximately 10+ feet) and although unfinished it holds a world of possibilities because of its openness and grand size. The Olympic-sized wooden weight lifting platform, 3-position squat racks and bench press all convey. This home was built on a flat piece of the land which would allow for expansion if you so desired either externally or internally in the attic which runs most of the length of the home in the front and back. As a tremendous bonus, the heated and cooled barn/work-shop has a built-in mechanics pit and upper level which could easily be finished off into a living space (with the necessary county permits). Are you a horse lover? CHECK! Are you a dog lover? CHECK. Nature lover? CHECK. Desire privacy? CHECK! This home 'checks' so many boxes and in today's world is one not to be missed.