NO CITY TAXES! Enjoy the private, manicured path to your front door. Private sandy beach & dock in a sheltered cove w/ panoramic main channel views. A masterpiece of steel & brick construction by renowned architect Jim Sherrill. Enter this Lake Hickory Mid Century Mediterranean home & immediately notice the expansive lake views from the front living room. Natural light shines into this modernized kitchen complete with a Sub-Zero Fridge, quartz waterfall counters & marble backsplash. Kitchen opens up to the dining room w/ fireplace & one of the many access points to the wrap- around balcony. Down the hall you'll find an updated full guest bath w/ laundry, bedroom & primary suite w/ private access to veranda. An impressive steel & oak circular staircase beckons visitors downstairs to the lower library lounge, guest rooms, updated bath & patio. Outside city limits, on a secluded 3.5 acre property complete w/ a spring-fed creek, barn, & gated, mature landscaped garden entry.