At A Glance

Two parcels, two homes, one rare offering.

The Ballard Estate is sold as two adjacent parcels, each with its own tax ID and its own home. The 5,782 square foot main residence anchors thirty-plus acres of pasture, pool, and forest. A renovated three-bedroom second home sits beside a stocked, creek-fed pond on roughly five acres more. Built and tended by one family since 2004.

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2 Homes

Style Country / Traditional

Parking 3-Bay Shop + Garage

Water Stocked Pond + Well

County Madison

A First Look

Walk the grounds. Both homes, the pool, the pastures.

There is, as the family says, just way too much to tell. The columned veranda, the kitchen that anchors the main floor, the resort pool, the fire ring over the horse pastures, and the second home beside its pond. Book a private walk-through to see how it all fits together.

Front elevation of the main home: a white two-story Southern residence with paired columns, a stacked double veranda, and an arched gable window, above manicured boxwood gardens — The front elevation. Paired columns carry a stacked veranda across the face of the main home.

The owner's bath on the main floor with a wood double vanity beneath a row of glass globe lights, opening to a custom walk-in closet with built-in shelving and drawers — The owner's bath, with the custom closet beyond. A spa you will not want to leave.

The main kitchen with two granite islands, cream raised-panel cabinetry, a stainless gas range, pendant lighting, and a vaulted shiplap ceiling, open to the family room with a brick fireplace — The kitchen that anchors the main floor. Two islands, a vaulted ceiling, room for a crowd.

The rebuilt free-form in-ground pool behind the main home, ringed by a flagstone deck with lounge chairs and a covered patio, under a clear blue sky — The pool and rear patio, recently rebuilt down to the systems. Covered and open, both.

The family room with exposed stained wood ceiling beams, a brick fireplace flanked by built-in white bookcases, leather recliners, and a farm table on wide-plank hardwood floors — The family room. Exposed beams, a lodge-like brick fireplace, and room for a reunion.

The front entry of the main home seen head-on: paired white columns framing a black front door with an arched transom, with a brick walkway leading up through a rose garden — The entry, framed by columns and a rose-lined brick walk.

The detached shop interior outfitted as a recreation room with a golf simulator screen and putting turf, a home gym with a cable machine and exercise bike, and an infrared sauna along one wall — Inside the shop: a golf simulator, a home gym, and a sauna.

Aerial of the second home at 2202, a renovated single-story house with a metal roof and party deck, sitting on its own lawn beside a large stocked, creek-fed pond ringed by hardwood forest — The second home, 2202, on its own acreage beside the stocked, creek-fed pond.

A flagstone fire ring with a circle of patio chairs and a mounted dinner bell, set on the lawn and overlooking four-board-fenced horse pastures and the tree line beyond — The hardscape fire ring, looking out over the horse pastures.

Rolling fenced and cross-fenced green pastures with wire-and-board horse fencing in the foreground, the white main home visible in the distance against a wall of hardwood forest — Fenced and cross-fenced pasture, with the main home held in the distance.

“So close to Athens, yet it feels a world away.”

The Estate

Built by one family, room by room.

Right at the boundaries of Clarke, Madison, and Oglethorpe Counties, the Ballard Estate has been in the same family since they built it, adding to each property through the years and making substantial updates along the way. The main home, on thirty-plus acres, has been expanded to 5,782 square feet that abound with gathering spaces. The heartbeat of it, as it should be, is the kitchen that anchors the main floor.

A formal office and dining room flank the foyer and open to a parlor. The owner's suite sits on the main level, beside a keeping room currently set with a farm table. The family room takes up the entire back of the home with a wet bar and a lodge-like fireplace, and steps out to the rebuilt pool and patio. Upstairs are four more bedrooms and a bricked veranda the family calls big enough for a wedding. Beyond the lawn: a fire ring over the horse pastures, a spray-foam-insulated three-bay shop, and a golf simulator with its own full bath.

The adjacent parcel, 2202, sits on roughly five acres with a renovated 1,533 square foot three-bedroom home, a large party deck, and a fully stocked creek-fed pond and patio below. The land reads as a blend of open pasture, gathering lawns, and mature hardwood forest, huntable if you desire, with trails throughout. A ready-to-roll opportunity, the sellers say, and you can be in for the summer.

The Land

35.42 Acres

Open pasture, gathering lawns, and mature hardwood forest, fenced and cross-fenced, with trails throughout and a stocked pond. The reason this offering is rare.

The Pair

Two Separate Homes

Two adjacent parcels, each with its own tax ID and home. Live in one, host in the other, or hold both.

The Extras

Pool, Shop, Simulator

A rebuilt resort pool, a three-bay insulated shop, an indoor golf simulator, and equestrian fencing with separate horse water.

The Details

What makes it singular.

Two Homes, Two Deeds

Sold together as two adjacent parcels, each with its own tax ID and residence. A main estate home and a renovated three-bedroom second home, on one offering.

The Anchoring Kitchen

Two granite islands, a stainless gas range, a vaulted shiplap ceiling, and an open flow into the keeping room and family room. The heartbeat of the main floor.

Rebuilt Resort Pool

A free-form in-ground pool with a rock slide, flagstone deck, and covered and open patios, recently rebuilt down to the pool systems, off the family room.

Equestrian Ready

Fencing and cross-fencing, a small tack shed, and separate well water for the horses, with plenty of room left for a riding arena. The fire ring overlooks the pastures.

Shop, Simulator, Sauna

A spray-foam-insulated three-bay shop for your toys, plus an indoor golf simulator with an adjacent full bath, a home gym, and a sauna.

The Stocked Pond

A fully stocked, creek-fed pond sits below the second home's party deck and patio. The land is huntable, with mature trails surrounding the property.

Estimate Your Payment

A private estimate, running quietly.

Adjust the numbers below to see an estimated monthly principal and interest payment on the Ballard Estate. A starting point for the conversation, not a quote.

Down Payment 20%

Interest Rate 6.5%

Loan Term

Estimated Monthly Payment

$9,481

Principal and interest only. Property taxes (about $10,795 per year), insurance, and well and septic upkeep are not included. Based on a list price of $1,875,000.

The Land

Colbert, a stone's throw from Athens.

The estate sits where Clarke, Madison, and Oglethorpe Counties meet, near the small town of Colbert in Madison County. Backdoor access runs through Winterville to the East Side Corridor, putting downtown Athens and the University of Georgia within an easy drive, while the land itself feels rural and private.

Zoned for Colbert Elementary and Madison County Middle and High Schools, it is the kind of address that trades the daily noise of the city for pasture, pond, and forest, without giving up reach.

Near Winterville and the East Side Corridor into Athens

Private Tour

Walk the Ballard Estate.

Share your details and we will be in touch within 24 hours to arrange a private walk-through of both homes, the pool, the pastures, and the pond. A written, comprehensive property overview is available on request.

The Listing Agent

Listed by Joe Polaneczky

Broker/Owner, Nabo Realty Inc.

(706) 224-7451

MLS #10724502 · Madison County, Georgia

Use the form above to arrange a private tour of both homes with Joe, or to request the comprehensive written property overview.