$1,000,000

Roll through the gate, past the pond, and let the setting do the talking: a custom-built 2009 home with 3,848 square feet, four bedrooms and four full baths, wrapped in two levels of porches on 16.43 acres at the base of House Mountain, the highest point in Knox County -- and no HOA. Country quiet, yes. Remote, no. The great room steals the show with a vaulted ceiling, exposed pine beams, a stone fireplace and windows opening to the upper porch. The kitchen feeds a crowd: a huge granite island, knotty pine cabinetry, double wall ovens and a built-in refrigerator. The main-level primary suite has a vaulted pine ceiling, a fireplace, a dual-vanity bath and a walk-in travertine shower. Two more bedrooms, a full bath and a screened porch finish the main floor; a far wing adds a second living room with fireplace, laundry, a full bath and an upstairs office and bonus room. Downstairs: a rec room with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, a game area opening to the covered patio, a fourth bedroom and bath, a wine cellar with a pressed-tin ceiling, and the two-car garage. For primary residential only, receive 1% rate reduction for 12 months when using seller's preferred lender.