Orchard Pine
A Custom Sporting Home Designed for Living Well — Indoors and Out
- Custom home on 10.13+/- acres with pond frontage in Thomas County, Georgia
- Completed in 2023 by a master craftsman with 50+ years of experience
- 4,350± square feet heated & cooled | 6,000± square feet under roof with multiple living areas
- 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms plus office, bunk room, and game room
- Vaulted Ceilings, Exposed Beams, Wood floors, wood doors, and custom millwork throughout
- Thoughtfully designed kitchen with custom cabinetry, oversized island, and professional-grade appliances
- Luxury primary suite with marble-clad bath, soaking tub, and dual walk-in showers
Located in the Red Hills Plantation belt just outside Thomasville, Orchard Pine is a custom-built estate that carries a rare sense of warmth, character, and intention — set within a thoughtfully composed 10-acre landscape.
Completed in 2023 and built by a master craftsman with more than 50 years of experience, every material, every finish, and every space reflects a lifetime of building knowledge. The result is a property that feels established from the moment you arrive.
Inside, the home unfolds with craftsmanship you can both see and feel. The main living room opens with vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and a brick fireplace anchored by an antler chandelier, while oversized windows bring in natural light and frame the landscape beyond. A richly appointed study — wrapped in wood paneling with built-ins — immediately, grounds the home in its setting.
Wide-plank wood floors run throughout while custom cabinetry and detailed millwork define each space. Ceiling treatments add depth and dimension, from exposed beams to detailed woodwork. The kitchen carries that same level of intention, with substantial custom cabinetry, a large gathering island, and professional-grade appliances, all opening into a window-lined dining area that captures soft light and views of the property.
The primary suite offers a quieter retreat. Its bathroom is a true standout, finished in marble with symmetrical vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and dual walk-in showers — creating a space that feels more like a private spa than a residence.
Where Orchard Pine truly separates itself is in how it lives outdoors. A covered rear porch with a wood-burning fireplace extends the home year-round, functioning as a second living space. Beyond it, a thoughtfully designed entertaining area unfolds with a brick patio beneath a timber pergola creates a natural setting for a gathering, while a separate firepit area offers a place to end the day.
The land itself is equally compelling. Wiregrass ground cover, pond frontage, and a natural creek system provide both visual appeal and a connection to the surrounding Red Hills landscape. Neighboring timberland creates a natural buffer and offers a sense of privacy.
Architecturally, the home carries a timeless Southern presence, with cedar shake siding, brick accents, and inviting porches that reinforce its sense of place. A three-car garage adds both function and scale.
The property is located just 6 miles to shopping and restaurants in downtown Thomasville and is just 32 miles to shopping and restaurants in Tallahassee's Bannerman plaza.
From its architectural detail to the way each space lives, Orchard Pine was thoughtfully planned, carefully built, and intentionally finished. Properties of this caliber — where craftsmanship, setting, and lifestyle align — are increasingly rare in the Red Hills.
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From murky farm ponds to pristine glacier-cut lakes and everything in between, Knox Daniels’ expertise stems from a lifelong fascination of water and the creatures that live in and around it. He recognizes and helps clients appreciate the value water features bring to a property. “My goal is to help buyers realize and sellers maximize the value different water bodies bring to a property, not only in a recreational sense, but also for social storm reasons.” After extensively traveling the country for collegiate BASS fishing tournaments, Knox graduated and worked for the Southeast’s finest fisheries and wildlife biologist, Greg Grimes. With Grimes’ company, AES, Knox managed many of the southeast’s finest private lake estate/impoundment properties, and learned the intricacies of upscale property management. Learning from Greg and other biologists, Knox honed in on the specific conditions and habitat needed for optimal gamefish growth in private lakes. He has also worked as a property manager on several thousand acres and for a commercial developer, facilitating the dirt work and builds of several apartment complexes, but his true passion has always been in the outdoors. “I’ve always had an insatiable fascination with ponds/lakes and am grateful to be able to help to place clients on the properties of their dreams and make their personal fisheries/wildlife goals reality with JKA.” – Knox Daniels
Jason has been assisting landowners for the last 28 years in Georgia and South Carolina obtain achievements the owners did not realize were possible. His degree in Biology from Georgia Southern stemmed from the desire to know how things in nature work. His plantation roots began at just 16 years old outside of Albany, GA and the last 20 years were spent in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. His entire career has been spent developing a global approach to plantation management. That plan included sales. Sales is in Jason’s blood- his mom had a 45-year career as a real estate broker. After college, he chose to pursue his passion of making properties great. In 2011, Jason sold his first plantation. Since then, he has assisted buyers and sellers with over $20 million in sales while most of that time working as a full-time General Manager of a large Lowcountry plantation. Today, he is committed to using his unique skill set and experience to guide landowners through the many challenges of plantation ownership.
Bruce Ratliff is a retired elected official (Property Appraiser Taylor County). Bruce brings years of experience in ad valorem tax knowledge. His property tax background gives JKA Associates & clients a unique insight into the complicated tax process. Bruce held several positions in the Florida Association of Property Appraisers, including member of the Board of Directors, President, Vice-President and Secretary, and served on the Agricultural & Legislative Committees for the Association. The real estate business has been part of Bruce’s life since childhood. His mother, Shirley Ratliff owned Professional Realty of Perry, Florida and his father, Buster owned Ratliff Land Surveying which Bruce was General Manager of before his political career.
Hailing from a long line of outdoorsmen, Tim learned a great deal from his father and grandfather. He saw first-hand what it means to be a good land steward. He believes land is so much more than a place to hunt, fish, and grow timber or crops. “It’s an identity, a resting place, a safe haven and a way of life, said Tim.” Tim’s family ties to Alabama run deep. During his grandfather’s first term, Governor James was responsible for signing into law Alabama’s first state duck stamp which helped to ensure funding for the procurement, development, and preservation of wetlands for migratory waterfowl habitat. He also established Alabama’s lifetime hunting license, so it is no surprise that Tim is an avid outdoorsman with a keen eye as to how best to improve habitat for the greater good of its wildlife.
With Madison County roots, Lori grew up on her family farm at Pettis Springs along the historic Aucilla River. A love of the land was instilled in Lori very early on by her father who was a local farmer. Lori understands the importance of good land stewardship and has witnessed first-hand how her own father, a former 2-term member of the Florida House of Representatives whose district encompassed many rural counties of the Red Hills Plantation Region, with a little bit of sweat equity, so lovingly worked their own family land. These are core values she carries with her today, and nothing gives her more personal satisfaction than to represent some of the south’s best land stewards.
Cole’s dedication to land management lies in his family roots. As a fourth-generation timber expert, Cole’s earliest memories were spent with his father managing timber investments. With a degree in Food Resource Economics from the University of Florida, Cole is the epitome of an up-and-coming leader. He grew up with a hands-on approach to learning land management and conservation and has spent the last 15 years learning every angle of the real estate and forest industry. Cole is a member of the Florida Forestry Association, Red Hills Quail Forever, Southeastern Wood Producers Association and he uses this platform as an advocate for landowners and their land investments. His family has dedicated the past 60 years to providing landowners in North Florida and South Georgia with professional land management services focused on improving and protecting one’s forestland and wildlife investment. In fact, their family business, M.A. Rigoni, Inc., was one of the first to introduce whole tree chipping to the Red Hills Region.
As a landowner of his own family farm, Lick Skillet, along with family land that has been passed down and enjoyed together at Keaton Beach for 40 years, Jon knows what it means to be a steward of the last best places. As a third-generation land broker with more than 30 years of experience in advising landowners in this niche, Jon is known for his innate ability to harvest a land’s unique intrinsic value. Touting several notable sales under his belt, Jon personally closed Rock Creek/Molpus – 124,000 acres of premium timberland at $142,000,000 – which was known as the largest timberland land sale in the Southeast for eight years running. He is a co-founding member of LandLeader and achieved the real estate industry’s highest honor, “2022 National Broker of the Year – Recreational Land Sales,” by the Realtors® Land Institute.