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Waterfront log cabin offers nature-inspired living in Parks Township
A rural residence big on rustic charm and log cabin living is on the market in Parks Township.
The custom three-story spruce log cabin home at 1255 Stitts Run Road on 2 acres along Carnahan Run Stream is listed for $525,000.
Howard Hanna Kiski Valley Realtor Denise Lewandowski said listings like this one aren’t common. She has fielded multiple offers from interested buyers.
“It’s getting a lot of interest,” Lewandowski said Tuesday during a tour of the home and property in Armstrong County. “I’ve been doing this for 21 years, and I’ve only sold a few log cabin homes.”
The home was constructed with Engelmann spruce lumber, known for its lighter weight and color.
The stream that runs around the property offers a natural swim spot. It flows into the Kiskiminetas River.
The current owners are the second family to reside in the cabin, which was built in 2000, and they recently relocated to their home state of Michigan.
Joyce Hanz | TRIBLIVE The den area, complete with a floor-to-ceiling wood-burning fireplace, inside a custom log cabin home in Parks Township, Armstrong County.An expansive, wrap-around deck and upper-level balcony expand the outdoor living concept. A zip-line course runs over the creek with a 4-foot-deep swimming hole.
Lewandowski joked she’s not adventurous enough to give the zip line course a spin, but the play area is potentially a kid’s paradise.
“The setting is so different, and this place just has the whole package — (including) a fenced-in garden area, gazebo, three-car garage, patio, fire pit, governor’s driveway and multiple covered porches,” she said.
The open-concept kitchen was constructed with Amish-made hickory, and there are four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Soaring interior windows offer views of trees, wildlife and the creek.
The property, about a half-mile off Dime Road, is in the Kiski Area School District.
Lewandowski hosted an open house this month and said she’s had such a robust response from potential buyers that the home is basically selling itself.
“I personally love a log cabin feeling and hearing the creek. It’s just a nature-infused natural setting,” she said. “It’s under contract now, but sometimes that falls through. Everyone who sees it loves the setting and the stream/creek.”
The annual property taxes are a little over $6,000, according to online Armstrong County tax records.
Courtesy of Amy Pischke The kitchen at 1255 Stitts Run Road in Parks Township.Copyright ©2025— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)