2518 Meredith Drive

About This Property

Tucked away on 5 scenic acres, this stunning log cabin offers the perfect blend of privacy, rustic charm, and modern comfort. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and an inviting open floor plan, the home is highlighted by a soaring A-frame great room with dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows, a loft overlook, and a beautiful stone fireplace. The spacious kitchen features a center island, abundant cabinetry, a new refrigerator, a new sink, and flows seamlessly into the main living area, making it ideal for everyday living and entertaining. The primary suite offers a walk-in closet, private bath, and direct access to the oversized back deck. The large screened-in sun porch features new screens and provides the perfect place to relax while enjoying peaceful views of the surrounding acreage. The unfinished walk-out basement includes radiant heated floors and offers endless possibilities for additional living space, a workshop, home gym, or recreation area. Recent updates include a new water heater, a dedicated water heater for the radiant floor heating system, and solar panels for added energy efficiency. Outside, you’ll find raised garden beds, a wet-weather creek, wooded walking trails, a pole barn, and a like-new storage shed, creating an exceptional setting for outdoor enthusiasts, hobby farmers, or anyone seeking room to roam. Conveniently located just minutes from downtown De Soto and a short drive to Festus, this one-of-a-kind property offers the peace of country living without sacrificing convenience.

Wooded river hills and exurban timber south of the city.

Jefferson County is classic wooded river-hill country, where the land folds into timbered ridges, hollows, and Mississippi bluff terrain south of the metro. This is exurban ground more than open farm country — heavily wooded tracts, hardwood timber, and hillside parcels that reward buyers looking for privacy, cover, and recreation within an easy drive of the city. The rolling, forested character suits whitetail and turkey hunting, timber holdings, and secluded homesites tucked into the hills. Creeks and drainages thread the hollows, and the Mississippi forms the county's eastern edge. For someone who wants genuine woods and topography without going deep into the Ozarks, Jefferson offers wooded recreational land with the metro still comfortably close at hand.

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