Trillium Cove Appalachian Village

Townsend residents, Tim and Jan Byrd and Dick Olson, president of Earthbound Ltd Partnership, are developing a 6 ½ acre parcel of land near Townsend’s only traffic light into a combination residential and commercial “village.” Each unit in the village will be sold, not leased and the purchasers will also own the land underneath the structures.

To date, a jewelry store, antique store, real estate offices, two restaurants, a coffee shop and an ice cream store have been sold. There will be 25 business units and 10 residences available. “The basic premise is an Appalachian Village. It’s modernized Appalachian architecture,” explained Olson.

“Architecturally they’re all very similar,” said Jan Byrd. “(But) it won’t be a hodgepodge. An architect has already drawn guidelines.” All buildings in the commercial area will face inward and some of the structures should be open this August.

The residences will be located off Old Highway 73 which runs behind the property. Shoppers in the commercial spaces won’t have access to the residential area and won’t be able to just ‘wander in to the residences,” said Byrd.