The level of planning extends to landscaping around individual homes. The treehouses 25 are to be built eventually are among several features of Cheshire that get their inspiration from the past of the property or the area in general. An old treehouse built of wormy chestnut still stands in a rhododendron thicket overlooking Camp Branch, which runs through the property. Counselors at the tennis camp once used it for summer sleeping quarters, Ragan said. Ragan is even having an old metal pipe that was once the top of a swing set reused as part of playground equipment planned for a community park.
Tennis is still part of the picture, too.
A tennis club with four outdoor clay courts has been built on the western edge of the property, and four indoor courts are to be added. Walking trails are being built and a larger lot with views of High Windy and High Top mountains has been set aside for use as an informal outdoor amphitheater. Ragan is setting aside some money for a foundation that will use proceeds to fund some community activities. Cheshire s true main street. A small theater, fitness center, medical office, bed and breakfast and several buildings with retail space on the ground floor and apartments above are also planned.