41974 Highway 226, Scio, OR 97374 - Linn County

This spacious 1-story home has roomy front entry that opens to sunken living room with wood-burning fireplace and a step up to the formal dining area. The entry also leads to the family room with a pellet stove and patio door to the huge deck overlooking Thomas Creek. The family room opens to the kitchen, also adjacent to the dining area, with its efficient work areas and eat-in bar. Watch the creek and forest beyond from the kitchen window. A large walk-in pantry is steps away from the kitchen and utility area. Newly remodeled bathrooms feature new fixtures, cabinetry and flooring and also a soaking tub, 2 sinks, and electric fireplace in master bath. The master bedroom has access to the deck and great views and water sounds through its patio door. New high-quality wood windows and patio doors throughout. Big bonus room area has smaller room with benches & cupboards, is currently used as for crafts, and has door to the patio area and walkway to the garage.

Huge, easy-care deck with composite decking and vinyl rail spans the back of the house and features sights and sounds of Thomas Creek and the forest beyond. The 24 x 24, 2-car detached garage is finished inside. The 6-bay shop and storage building have plenty of storage for farm and yard implements. Pretty, mature landscaping encircles the home and deck.

Just down the road is Hannah Covered Bridge, which crosses Thomas Creek. Scenic, historic, small-town Scio is in the heart of Oregon's Covered Bridge Country, is close to the recreational areas of the Oregon Cascades yet is still not far from the I-5 corridor and its larger Mid-Willamette towns of Albany, Corvallis, Salem, and Eugene.