5 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms (max occupancy 14)

Legendary Island Idyll!

The Baroody Beach House is in Debordieu, S.C., an island community, named in legend during the American Revolution by the French compatriot Marquis de Lafayette , who exclaimed, as he landed his ship,that it was so beautiful surely it must be "The Borderland Of God'(D'abord Dieu). It remains just as true today, as the brochures announce, "a piece of heaven, for peace of mind, with a piece of the action."

This pristine, seventeen-hundred acre sanctuary is uniquely situated an hour's drive north of the historic, cosmopolitan city of Charleston,which bustles so graciously with quaint shops, museums, and varied cultural events., yet it is much less than an hours drive south of the dynamically glitzy, world renown Myrtle Beach. The area is famous among golfers, having over a hundred diverse courses, and a haven for all outdoor enthusiasts with its beaches, piers, rivers and estuaries. It is a great area for photography which my husband appreciates, having studied with the legendary Ansel Adams . So we have black and white Fine Art images decorate our walls with many local scenes.(his website is: Baroodyphoto.com)

The house is situated at the southern most tip of the island with its northern face overlooking a freshwater lagoon and its southern face overlooking the "S.C. Serengetti", the Baruch Nature Preserve. A short three minute stroll down a boardwalk brings you to six miles of private beach. (Bernard Baruch was a financial advisor to seven U.S. Presidents, very influential with FDR and Churchhill.They were often guests at his estate, which he subsequently endowed as a wildlife preserve.) Deer, eagle, blue heron, fox and many creatures share their natural environment with visitors (with a front row seat in a front porch swing.) If you want to forget all creatures, try one of the two cotton ,hand-woven hammocks which are in the corners of the wraparound , screened-in Low-Country porch shaded by huge live oak trees.

The porch is where the " living is easy" with a large table and chairs, old wicker couches, comfortable rockers and the mesmerizing sound and scent of the surf. Come suppertime, you will want to bring fresh fish, shrimp or crabs steaming to the table to join some "beachwater grits" a phenomenon you have to taste to believe! It just does not get any better!!!

There is a very spacious living room with a fireplace and a dining room with a hand hewn table that seats fourteen. There are ten foot ceilings, the floors are hundred year old heart pine, as is the mantle and wainscoting in the stairwell. The house is furnished with three truckloads of "shabby chic" and oriental rugs.. The bedrooms/ baths were planned to offer incredible views from every window but with different internal atmospheres. Upstairs reflect three distinct cultures, Africa, India and Egypt for an international experience without the usual intestinal "revenge". Downstairs varies, one is serene green, the other is delightfully different, but memorable, blue. The view from the kitchen sink, in three directions, is breathtaking and a great reward for kitchen duty.

Fully equipped with all necessary amenities inlcuding central heating and air conditioning and elevator access to upper floor.

Resstrictions: No Smoking

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