Hunting Country  ·  Tryon, North Carolina

The Hayloft

777 South River Road  ·  24 acres  ·  Built 1946 by Carter Brown
Offered at $2,695,000
Co-listed by Damian Hall and Debra Minnick  ·  Blackstream | Christie's International Real Estate
A Carter Brown original

Some properties are bought. This one was handed down by the landscape.

Carter Brown built The Hayloft in 1946, and his hand still shows in every room: heart pine floors, hand-hewn beams that have held their line for eight decades, paneled walls, and a stone fireplace anchoring the great room. Brown is the figure most often credited with shaping Tryon into the equestrian community it is today. He founded the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club in 1925 and the Tryon Horse Show the year after, and his original homes are now scarce. This is one of them.

Twenty-four acres run across pasture, woods and gentle slope, with year-round mountain views and a creek along the lower edge. Three residences sit across the land with the intention of someone who understood that privacy is a structural decision, not a luxury. The kitchen, the baths and the mechanicals have been brought fully up to date. The soul of the house was not polished away.

24.05Acres
3Residences
6Bedrooms
6 + 3Full and half baths
6,829Square feet
1946Built
The great room at The Hayloft with its stone fireplace and open-riser staircase
The great room
The main residence

Collected, not decorated.

The main house runs to about 3,300 square feet on a single level: three bedrooms, three full baths and two half baths, vaulted ceilings and an open plan that moves from the kitchen through the dining room into a family room and den, each with a fireplace of its own.

The renovated kitchen handles holiday cooking and a Tuesday coffee equally well, with a gas range, double oven, beverage refrigerator, a generous island and a walk-in pantry sized for people who actually cook. The primary suite is organized around its own fireplace, with a walk-in closet and an updated bath. Front and rear porches run the length of the house.

Three homes on one deed

Room for family, guests, staff, or income.

Main residence

About 3,300 sq ft

Three bedrooms, three full and two half baths, the stone fireplace, the renovated kitchen and the primary suite with its own hearth. Two-car attached garage.

Guest house

3,427 sq ft

Two bedrooms, two and a half baths, a full kitchen and dining room, a recreation room, an expansive lower level, a back deck over the property and a two-car detached garage. It has worked as a long-term rental and as a family home.

Pool house apartment

One bedroom

Tied to the indoor pool pavilion and its entertaining bar. Guest quarters, a quiet office, or a home for staff.

The equestrian program

Ride out the back gate.

The barns and the arena were built without compromise. The covered Morton arena measures 192 by 66 feet, with lights, European walls and sand and rubber footing. A four-stall center-aisle barn carries a half bath, a wash rack, hay storage and a tack room, with a two-stall shed row barn and a two-stall run-in shed beyond it, and fenced paddocks across pasture and slope.

The property connects directly to the FETA trail system, which means hours of riding without crossing a road, and Tryon International Equestrian Center is about twenty minutes away.

  • Covered Morton arena, 192 by 66 feet, lit
  • Four-stall center-aisle barn with tack room and wash rack
  • Two-stall shed row barn and two-stall run-in shed
  • Fenced paddocks, wood and electric fencing
  • Direct access to the FETA trail system
  • Maintenance building
The Carter P. Brown plaque at The Hayloft
Carter Brown's plaque, still in place
In the press
“The magic of this property is that it still feels authentic. The recent upgrades brought the kitchen, baths, systems, and livability forward, but the soul of the house was not polished away.”
Damian Hall, in The Greenville News, July 31, 2026
The film

Walk The Hayloft.

Location

Hunting Country, the historic heart of equestrian Tryon.

The Hayloft sits among the estates Brown built along this stretch of road, in a corner of the Blue Ridge foothills that has always drawn people who value privacy, land, horses and a certain understated way of life. Hendersonville, Asheville, Greenville and Spartanburg are all within an easy drive.

20 minTryon International
30 minHendersonville
45 minAsheville
45 minGreenville and Spartanburg
Approximate drive times as reported in The Greenville News, July 2026.
Private showings

See The Hayloft.

The Hayloft is co-listed by Damian Hall and Debra Minnick of Blackstream | Christie's International Real Estate. Showings are by appointment. Leave a note and one of us will be in touch the same day, or reach either of us directly.

Damian Hall  Co-listing agent
864.561.7942  ·  dh@damianhallgroup.com
Debra Minnick  Co-listing agent
debra@blackstreaminternational.com

Thank you. Damian or Debra will be in touch shortly.