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Take a tour of this “Sanctuary on Barton Creek”

For $15.2 million, this ranch-style home could be yours.

October 10, 2024 • 
Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
Aerial view of a mansion known as "Sanctuary on Barton Creek" with a pool, courtyard, and surrounding trees.

Backyard goals: a 4,100-acre nature conservancy.

Photo by Peyton Skinner, Premier Property Productions

When you step along the stone pathway leading up to this ranch-style home nestled in oak trees, you may think to yourself — have I completely escaped into nature?

You wouldn’t be wrong. A new $15.2 million listing set in a nature conservancy has hit the Austin market.

Here’s what the “Sanctuary on Barton Creek” has to offer:

  • A rare spot in the Spanish Oaks Golf Club community along Barton Creek
  • The main residence includes five bedrooms + three bathrooms, plus one half-bathroom
  • A guest lodge complete with a bedroom and bathroom
  • A tiered pool surrounded by greenery in a stone courtyard
A stone-lined multi-level pool surrounded by greenery.

If pools aren’t your scene, the primary bathroom includes a soaking tub.

Photo by Peyton Skinner, Premier Property Productions

Given that the property includes 200-ft of shoreline, it should come as no surprise that the home has a luxury cabin feel.

A white living room with large windows and a fireplace

The home also features wood ceilings.

Photo by Peyton Skinner, Premier Property Productions

After splashing around the creek and hiking through nature, this home’s future owner can enjoy the fireplaces (both indoor + outdoor) or take in the views from the second-story patio.

Ready to move in? Contact listing agents Jeanne Parker (Jeanne.Parker@elliman.com) and Julie Mack (Julie.Mack@elliman.com) of Douglas Elliman.

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