Water view. Waterfront. 1-acre pond on a year-round creek. End of the road privacy...15 minutes from downtown. South-facing 4.5 acres, bounded on the east & south by ~9-acres of open space reserve & a seasonal creek on the west. The pond is a historic Gold Rush mill pond, with a hillside of tailings from Whitto Mine just beyond the property boundary on the north. A wilderness parkland with tall, mature blue & live oaks & pines, gently rolling hills, & ever-present wildlife: Canadian geese, blue & white herons, owls, red-tail hawks, ducks, wild turkeys, deer, foxes, bobcats, raccoons, a family of river otters, & a pond filled with fish. Peace & quiet. With the soothing sounds of the creek flowing over the granite boulders & the wild geese & native frogs symphony on the pond. Ideal for an outstanding airbnb / vacation rental property with exceptional income-earning potential. With the uniqueness & seclusion of the dwellings & the natural beauty of the forestland, pond, & creek making it a destination in & of itself. Notwithstanding the proximity to world-class destinations: Yosemite, Giant Sequoia groves, Class 4/5 whitewater rafting rivers, Gold Country historic sites, & wilderness preserves & hiking trails of the Nevadas. As well as spelunking caves, Pinecrest Lake, & Dodge Ridge / Bear Valley ski areas. With RE-2 zoning (Residential Estate, 2-acres min. per residence), the property has 2 addresses & is legally sub-dividable. 16060 is an Arts & Crafts-style straw bale home. Home as art is what architectural photographer Barbara Bourne said when photographing. The most architecturally beautiful, highest quality home I have seen in my career, complimented an appraiser / assessor / realtor who viewed the property. With his 35 years of professional experience in the San Francisco Bay Area, he explained, No one builds with such high-end, natural materials. Professionally engineered. Sustainably designed & built for longevity & minimal maintenance. All natural & non-toxic building materials for healthy indoor air. Passive & active solar heating & cooling. 18-in. walls with exceptionally energy efficient building materials & Miele appliances. 1826 sq.ft. Designed for high-functioning adaptability over a life-span of use by a family: With 3 bedrooms, including a master bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows a few feet from a small pond & waterfall & French doors leading to a pergola & quartzite stone patio...or 2 bedroomswith the master bedroom used as a sunspace, office, or private retreat. The 1 bathroom is spacious, with pocket doors to enclose the clawfoot bathtub / shower & pedestal sink separate from the traditional toilet 'closet, or 'water closet, aka the 'W.C. in Europe...or to enclose the entire bathroom all together. 16061 is a curvaceous adobe cottage. An exceptionally rare opportunity to own a monolithic adobe. ~929 sq.ft.