In a grassy meadow between the Grand Tetons and the Snake River, a handsome stone and log house stands above a clear pond. Two original 19th Century homesteads were joined to an airy, central stone structure by glass-walled “bridges” to make Eagle’s Nest, a house perfectly at home in its wild surroundings, at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac.
The heart of the house is the high-ceilinged great room, which serves as both living room and dining room. A comfortable seating area faces a layered stone fireplace. The dining table sits under a wide window at one end of the great room, and a restored 1880’s Brunswick billiards table is at the other.
The gourmet kitchen is well-suited to entertaining, or cooking for groups: a Thermador double oven, a six-burner stove top, a deep sink, a large SubZero refrigerator/freezer and long, polished countertops provide plenty of work and conversation space. The kitchen has its own decadently comfortable family room, with a leather armchair and couch facing a stacked stone fireplace and a big flat-screen TV. Two sides of the room open to the outside – one to the kitchen garden, the grill and the picnic table; the other to a grassy courtyard.
The sumptuous master suite is in a wing of its own, connected to the main house by a glass-walled corridor, which spans a little stream. At the foot of the king bed, a long window displays the entire Teton Range, every peak a stunning height. The master suite has two separate baths – one cosy and log-walled, the other brimming with light from the windows over the antique soaking tub; each has a big walk-in closet. A private sitting room with a fireplace and porch is just off the bedroom, and up a short flight of stairs are an office and an alcove with built-in twin beds.
There are four guest bedrooms, each with its own delights. A second windowed corridor leads to a guest wing with two bedrooms, two baths and a fire lit sitting room whose windows hold a panorama of meadow and mountains. Outside are a porch and a courtyard. The junior suite is accessed from the great room up a spiral rock staircase, and has its own wood-burning fireplace. The final bedroom is above the garage, connected to the main house by a traditional covered walkway, and this private studio enclave has a full bath and kitchen, and a queen bed. The bedrooms all have wonderful views, for the landscape is gorgeous in every direction;
Eagle’s Nest is surrounded by tumbling blue ribbon trout streams that weave around and under the house and feed the famous Crescent H waters. Ten private acres encircle the house, and yet Wilson, Jackson and Teton Village are just a short drive away. After a day’s adventuring, it is a true pleasure to return to the warm lighted refuge of Eagle’s Nest.
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