557 PRIVATE ROAD 5028 Road, Oark, AR 72852 - Johnson County

ONE OF A KIND 15.5 ACRE TRACT ON THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED "WILD & SCENIC MULBERRY RIVER." 600+ FEET OF RIVER FRONTAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIVER. 3-SIDES OZARK NATIONAL FOREST!!!! HISTORIC CIVIL WAR ERA CABIN REBUILT IN 1897 AFTER HAVING BEEN TORCHED BY MISSOURI BUSHWHACKERS DURING THE CIVIL WAR. HAS BEEN REMODELED TO A LARGE DEGREE, BUT STILL NEEDS WORK. TWO-STORY, WOOD & NATURAL STONE, PROPANE HEAT & WINDOW AIR, WATER VIA SPRING FED ARTESIAN WELL. 2ND CABIN IS A TWO-STORY GUEST & PARTY PLACE BUILT DURING THE 1990'S. HAS BEEN PARTIALLY UPDATED, BUT ALSO NEEDS WORK. HAS LARGE FREE-STANDING GREENHOUSE, DETACHED HISTORIC ROCK CANNING CELLAR WHERE WILD GAME, ETC WAS KEPT SALTED & HANGING IN THE 1800'S, PRE-REFRIGERATION. LARGE BARN ALSO THAT NEEDS A LITTLE TLC. NORMAL ACCESS INVOLVES CROSSING A CONCRETE LOW-WATER BRIDGE THAT IS UNUSABLE DURING HIGH WATER EVENTS. HAS A BACK WAY OUT UP AND OVER BATSON MTN ON A USFS ROAD THROUGH THE WEST SIDE OF HISTORIC BUTTS HOLLOW, A CIVIL WAR HIDE-AWAY AND MOONSHINERS AREA DURING THE EARLY 1900'S. WAAAAY TOO MUCH TO MENTION ABOUT THE MULBERRY RIVER, BUT IF YOU GOOGLE IT, LOADS OF INFO WILL COME UP.

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