Discover one of the established North Carolina mountain communities in historic Flat Rock, about 20 minutes south of America's Happiest City. The 11,000 square foot Kenmure Mansion is the community's clubhouse dating back to the mid 1800's and overlooks the Joe Lee designed golf course seated in the valley. Joe Lee has designed a number of intriguing Disney golf courses and is respected in the industry. Mountain elevations range from 2,300 feet to over 3,000 at Kenmure and the higher elevation mountain vacation homes have panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the Hendersonville North Carolina real estate development.
KENMURE AMENITIES
- 24 Hour Manned Gated Entrance
- 18 Hole Championship Golf Course designed by Joe Lee
- 11,000 Square Foot Kenmure Mansion with dining
- 3,400 Square Foot Fitness Center
- Two Swimming Pools
- Six Tennis Courts
Buyers searching for golf cart retirement communities will find Kenmure Country Club's particularly attractive by being so close to downtown Flat Rock. There's plenty to do. Blue Ridge Community College, award winning restaurants and fun shopping are all within 15 minutes of Kenmure's gated entrance. Flat Rock Playhouse is one of the busiest North Carolina state theaters, providing year round live entertainment only 1.7 miles from Kenmure.
Amenities include two swimming pools, one indoor saline swimming pool and one outdoor heated swimming pool overlooking six tennis courts. Four of the tennis courts are hard surface and the other are soft surface. The 3,400 square foot fitness center overlooks the golf course and provides exercise equipment, saunas, fitness classes and massage therapy by appointment. Kenmure Mansion has beautiful wrap around porches, a formal dining room, casual Grill Room, and wine cellar. The grandeur of the mansion at the Hendersonville North Carolina real estate development is elegant setting for formal weddings.
Kenmure Country Club's social calendar includes monthly activities sponsored by 14 social clubs. The garden club, hiking club, 14 hole club, book club, travel club and Scrabble club are just a few. Kenmure has approximately 500 country club members. The championship golf course was named one of the Top 50 Golf Courses in the Southeast by Golfweek. Golfers searching golf cart retirement communities will appreciate the milder mountain weather allowing golfer's to play year round. Summer temperatures average in the low 70's and winter temperatures are mild, at around 40 degrees. The Kenmure golf course is a walkable course and is closed on Mondays.
This 1,400 acre gated community began development in the mid 1980's. It's one of the first North Carolina mountain communities in the area. Today, about 700 homes of the 900 homes planned have been built to date. Unlike other mountain communities, utilities such as water, sewer and natural gas are provided by the City of Hendersonville to most of the homes in Kenmure. For a gated community, HOA fees are low at Kenmure at around $92 per month. HOA fees include road maintenance, garbage collection and 24 hour security. Property owners are not required to join the country club, although most do to participate in the social clubs and join to access the Hendersonville North Carolina real estate development's amenities.
Kenmure's new Ledgestone Cottage Home Collection turn-key homes for sale are priced in the mid $300k's and re-sale homes are available. Kenmure condos for sale may be found under $200k. If you'd prefer to build your dream home in one of the area's golf cart retirement communities, heavily wooded lots can be purchased starting at $75k, from 1 to over 5 acres. Hillendale Elementary School, Flat Rock Middle School, East Henderson High School and Henderson County Early College are the closest best schools to Kenmure Country Club.