THE HOME, IN THE LISTING AGENT’S WORDS
A closer look.
Perched on a bluff above the Pedernales River, with water access and 29.74 unbroken acres beneath it, the Spicewood Sanctuary at Lick Creek Ranch sits just 40 minutes west of Austin. John Covert Watson, who trained directly under Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the compound as Hill Country Modernism at its highest expression: just over 14,000 SF across the main house and guest house. The architecture announces itself as you approach: a sweeping hyperbolic parabola roof folds skyward like geometry caught mid-motion, echoed in the rotunda entry and the curving wall of glass framing the great room. Step inside and the rotunda holds a secret: a private art collection and movie screening room concealed within the architecture. Locally milled cedar, hand-laid desert masonry, and cork floors meet glass, concrete, and steel. Oversized living spaces gather around a floor-to-ceiling limestone fireplace, and a banquette beside an oversized picture window frames layered ridge lines. All five en-suite bedrooms sit on one level. The primary is a true spa retreat with soaking tub, majestic views, and adjacent salon/gym. Four flex spaces: salon/gym, mezzanine, podcast studio at the home's highest vantage, and the rotunda, plus two office nooks, elevator, and dumbwaiter to the stone balcony. Chef's kitchen with Sub-Zero and six-burner Wolf range, a separate butler's pantry with second Sub-Zero, ice maker, and concealed laundry, and a coffee nook, purpose-built for catered events. Outside, a saltwater grotto pool with hidden cave and separate spa is carved into the land, the spa entry beneath a majestic tree. Two fire features, stone well house, dog run, and acres of flat land for equestrian, vineyard, or more. The guest house greets you with a stone waterfall: full kitchen, two en-suite bedrooms, exterior half bath, covered parking for three with EV charging. Ag and wildlife exemptions possible. A place to live deeply inside architecture, land, and time.
THE DETAILS THAT SHAPE YOUR DAY
Reported property facts
- Property type
- Residential
- Property subtype
- Single Family Residence
- Bedrooms
- 7
- Bathrooms
- 10
- Full bathrooms
- 8
- Half bathrooms
- 2
- Living area
- 14,215 (units not reported)
- Lot acres
- 29.74
- Year built
- 2001
- Parking spaces
- 8
- Garage spaces
- 0
Schools reported in the listing
- High schoolLake Travis
- Middle schoolLake Travis
- DistrictLake Travis ISD
- ElementaryWest Cypress Hills
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Features & finishes
lot
Landscaped · Native Plants · Private · Rock Outcropping · Trees-Heavy · Trees-Large (Over 40 Ft) · Many Trees · Trees-Medium (20 Ft - 40 Ft) · Views · Waterfall
pool
Infinity · Outdoor Pool · Salt Water · Waterfall
roof
See Remarks · Membrane · Stone
view
Hill Country · Panoramic · Pasture · Pool · River · Trees/Woods
patio
Covered · Deck · Patio · Side Porch
sewer
Septic Tank
levels
Two
cooling
Central Air
fencing
Fenced · Gate · Stone · Wood · Wrought Iron
heating
Central
parking
Covered · Detached
exterior
Balcony · Uncovered Courtyard · Dog Run · Electric Car Plug-in · Lighting · Permeable Paving · Private Entrance · Private Yard
flooring
Concrete · Cork · Tile
interior
Bidet · Bookcases · Breakfast Bar · Built-in Features · Ceiling-High · Stone Counters · Dumbwaiter · Elevator · Entrance Foyer · Interior Steps · Kitchen Island · Multiple Dining Areas · Multiple Living Areas · Natural Woodwork · Open Floorplan · Pantry · Primary Bedroom on Main · Recessed Lighting · Soaking Tub · Sound System · Storage · Study/Home Office · Track Lighting · Walk-In Closet(s)
security
Security System
community
See Remarks
utilities
Electricity Connected · Sewer Connected · Underground Utilities · Water Connected
appliances
Built-In Oven(s) · Dishwasher · Disposal · Range · RNGHD · Refrigerator · Washer/Dryer · Water Purifier Owned
waterfront
River Front
water Source
Well
construction
See Remarks · Cedar · Concrete · Glass · Natural Building · Vertical Siding · Stone · Stucco
accessibility
Accessible Elevator Installed
