On the west side of Redwine

Road five miles south of Fayetteville, the 630-acre

development is across the road from WhiteWater Country

Club with its 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed championship

golf course.

The Highgrove property is

next to the southeastern city limits of Peachtree City.

Kingston Hill Development Company is owned by Scott and

Jennifer Barnett and Joel Cowan Jr., the son-in-law,

daughter and son of Joel H. Cowan Sr., the original

developer of Peachtree City who also developed Palmetto

Dunes Resort on Hilton Head Island and Phipps Plaza in

Atlanta.

The Highgrove planned unit

development, begun in 1996, will ultimately have

approximately 300 homes priced from $300,000 and is

currently entering the fifth and sixth of nine phases.

With the initial four phases complete, there have been 55

new home sales in the community with home buyer interest

in the community accelerating rapidly in recent months,

said a spokesman.

Each Highgrove home is

built containing elements of design from small Southern

towns and farmhouses of the past or from historic cities

such as Savannah and Charleston. This general theme is

carried throughout the community. Five-foot-wide

sidewalks, with green space between the paved walkway and

the street, and streetlights along the tree-lined

roadways create an eye-appealing streetscape and provide

a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.

The developer has added to

the beauty of the development by planting a sunset red

maple tree at least every 75 feet.

Home sites are a minimum of

one acre in size, and the homes are close to the sidewalk

and street. Many homes have picket fences, front walks

and large front porches, encouraging interaction with

friends and neighbors. An open flame gas lantern adorns

every front yard, and homeowners are encouraged to use

indigenous plants such as Southern magnolias, wisteria

and American boxwood in their landscaping.

Other features found at

many Highgrove homes include outdoor livable spaces such

as breezeways and conversation gardens with benches, and

the large backyards provide private space for homeowners.

Interiors offer open and

flowing designs and features more suited to today's

lifestyles.

Highgrove homebuyers have

the flexibility to choose their own custom plan and home

site and any of the seven approved builders. The builder

team is composed of well known and award-winning local

companies, including Arbor Construction, Bob Dixon and

Associates, Chris Parrott Homes, Darryl Graves Builders,

Jordan Homes, Regency Homes and TradeMark Builders. This

group includes two past presidents of the Home Builders

Association of Midwest Georgia and several past

"Home Builders of the Year" from that

organization.

The community has more than

89 acres of natural areas, parks and recreation area,

including the private clubhouse, a reproduction of

"Edgemont," a Virginia plantation home built in

1796. Influenced by Thomas Jefferson's style of

architecture, the "Meeting House" is tucked in

among the old pecan trees where the Redwine home place

once stood. The clubhouse area will contain a swimming

pool, four lighted tennis courts, playground,

multi-purpose athletic field and basketball. Highgrove

will have three other parks in the community, complete

with gazebos, benches and play areas, and there will be

nature trails and natural areas.

Residents have easy access

to the shopping districts, entertainment opportunities,

medical facilities and churches in Fayetteville and

Peachtree City area and to Atlanta's Hartsfield

International Airport. The community is served by the

Fayette County School System, which has some of the

state's best public schools. The system's schools

directly serving Highgrove are the new Peeples

Elementary, Rising Star Middle and Starr's Mill High

schools. In addition, several highly rated private

schools are available within short driving distance.

For information phone

770-719-2939. Highgrove marketing team members are Brenda

Matthews and Mary Ermer of Re/Max Results.

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