Magical Cazadero Retreat
177 Mohrhardt Ridge Rd
Cazadero
3 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | 3,000 sf | 1.02± ac lot
Once-in-a-lifetime retreat captures your imagination like no other. Worthy to be featured in Architectural Digest, Marks & Marks Design of Piedmont have outdone themselves to provide a spectacular home that enhances the setting rather than compete with it.
SOLD 1,500,000
Spacious & well-lit with clear-coated Cedar exterior, patinaed steel railings, floor to ceiling custom doors & windows, stunning slate floors, wonderfully modern kitchen with custom cabinets, granite countertop, and custom aluminum sheeting hood with hand-carved pattern. No expense has been spared.
A timeless classic with front row seats to a private unbelievable, enchanting waterfall. Find the best spot to mediate or sunbathe to the sound of the water. Well worth the trip down the winding tree-lined road to your own piece of heaven.
· Designed by Marks & Marks of Piedmont
· Exterior Siding Clear Coated T&G Western Red Cedar.
· Patinaed steel railings
· Interior Siding Clear Coated T&G Western Red Cedar.
· Koibe Doors & Windows, cladded with Vertical Grain Clear Coated Fir.
· Craftsman made trusses
· Custom Aluminum hood with hand-etched pattern
· Slate tile from India
· Custom kitchen cabinets with quartered white oak veneer
· Granite countertop
· Ipe deck
· 2 walking trails to private creek access & private waterfall.
So Many Reasons to Love this Place…
Discovering the reason the chairs in the living space are on a swivel- so I can follow the morning sun with a cup of tea and a book in my lap
Yoga on the deck
Watching my pup enjoy a sunbath snooze on the deck
Graduating from the bunk beds downstairs to the upstairs bedrooms
Walking down to the general store to grab a sandwich for lunch
Meditation on the banks of the creek
Trying to catch crawfish in the summer
Golden hour hitting the neon moss on the oaks
Hiring the Guerneville taco truck to park in the driveway and serve all our loved ones tacos
Picking apples in the fall
Afternoons in Gville at thrift shops and Boon restaurant
Taking the long way along the coast and stopping for fish ‘n’ chips
Quiet mornings at the Cafe Aquatica in Jenner
Playing board games around the dining room table or the in the living space with room for everyone
Blasting Christmas carols on the best sound system I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing, dancing around with the fam
Hiking up to the top of the hill with everyone, stopping to play with the newborn lambs at the neighbors’
Making ornaments for the tree from the moss and twigs we’d gathered around the property
Day trips to Goat Rock
Hot summer afternoon soaks in the creek
Stargazing with the telescope on clear nights
Lizards darting from rock to rock
Blasting music into the garden while pulling weeds and landscaping
Plugging in the electric guitar and cranking the volume to 11 to play a gig for the birds and the trees
Late night games of pool and ping pong with the Giants or the Warriors on TV in the background-BBQing for hours on the stone patio or cooking incredible meals with the fam. Roasted chicken on Sundays was a tradition
Hand-rusted, custom, handmade sliding barn doors… Ray watered the doors everyday until they were the perfect patina. He then immediately sealed them to keep them locked in and constructed
Seasons here are so different… wet and frigid winters bring the greenest foliage, moss goes crazy, making a fire in the stove is always a cozy and rustic alternative to the radiant heat. Summer heat brings daily trips to the creek, BBQs every weekend, day trips to the coast.
All the ‘natural’ rock retaining walls were winched up from the creek by a previous owner-Bulletproof window from Vietnam era helicopter repurposed into a table, made by previous owner
Foxes! When the property is vacant for extended periods of time, we have had a family of foxes use a spot somewhere on the property as their den. We love sharing space with them, they help with mouse and lizard population control. One lazy morning while living here alone, I spotted a pair of the canids sleeping/ sunbathing on the outdoor furniture ON THE DECK! One year they had three pups we got to watch play and grow up, the adult male barked at me from just about 10 feet away while I was taking out the trash one time. He sounded like a little pomeranian or something!
1975 Sonoma State University Geology study done on the unique rock formations found in the local riparian watershed
Kitchen island frankenstein’d together by hand. Mom found antique outdoor chess pawn pieces which were fashioned into legs and then the top was finished with a slab of butcher block and a slab of soapstone
Good old fashioned air siren still goes off at noon.
Neighborhood
177 Mohrhardt Ridge Rd is located in the community of Cazadero. Perched in a valley in the hills above the Russian River watershed, nestled along the flowing waters of Austin Creek, and shaded by towering redwoods, this tiny town (pop. 354) offers both small-town and outdoor delights in Sonoma County.
Step back in time on the beautifully worn wooden floors of the 100-year-old Cazadero General Store, which stocks an array of everyday and luxury items. Join the many pilgrims who travel to Caz — as it’s known by the locals — to taste the focaccia, artisan breads, cakes, scones, and other baked delights at the renowned Raymond’s Bakery & Bed and Breakfast.
Recall Cazadero’s past as a vibrant lumber town by watching redwoods being processed through Berry’s Saw Mill, a family-owned operation that cuts sustainably-managed timber.
Play tennis or basketball on the courts in downtown Caz, directly across from the local fire department. Bring your bicycle and explore the many peaceful but challenging roads that lead off the main streets. Almost all the major bicycle tours that come through Sonoma County head through Cazadero, including Levi’s Grand Fondo and the Tour of California.
Cazadero has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers.
