The Anna Ruby
A one-bedroom getaway with a porch that pulls its weight. We built the first one for ourselves.
- Heated
- 1,095 sf
- Porch
- 446 sf
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Baths
- 1.5
- Stories
- 1
- Primary bedroom
- Main level
Published pricing
- Base price — slab foundation included $429,000
- Foundation — choose one
- Full basement — unfinished, in place of the slab $40,000
- Full basement, finished — in place of the slab, adds one bedroom, one full bath, and a large living space $100,000
- One-car carport — gravel floor $22,000
- One-car garage $48,000
These prices are published and fixed — the base price is a complete house standing on its slab. The two basement lines are alternatives, not additions: pick the slab, the unfinished basement, or the finished one. Site development is separate, and honest. Prices current as of August 2026, and held for thirty days from the day we hand you a written proposal for your lot. See how pricing works.
Floor plans
Drawn to be read.
Rooms, dimensions, and how the house flows — bring your questions and we'll walk it together at the kitchen table.
The looks
The Anna Ruby, three ways.
Same plan, same standard underneath — dressed as cabin, craftsman cottage, or modern farmhouse, outside and in. You'll pick at the kitchen table. How the looks work.
Cabin
Craftsman Cottage
Modern Farmhouse
What's in it
Features
- One bedroom, a bath and a half, one level — and not a foot of hallway to spare
- Laundry on the main floor. The first draft had it in the basement; we lived with that once
- The kitchen, completely redrawn since we lived here — full size, full standard spec
- The entire standard spec at the smallest size we build — nothing trimmed to make the number work
- Covered porch sized for furniture, not for show
- Custom all-wood cabinetry under Cambria quartz, GE Café appliances
- Main-level living, built in — primary on the main, curbless tiled showers, blocking for grab bars in every bath
The full included specification — windows, millwork, kitchen, baths, envelope — lives on Our Standard. And every plan can be built in any of our three looks — cabin, craftsman cottage, or modern farmhouse. Same house underneath.
The name
Why “Anna Ruby”
Anna Ruby is the twin waterfall above Unicoi State Park, where Curtis and York creeks drop off the back of Tray Mountain and land side by side. A colonel named it for his daughter, and the park beside it carries the same name we do. The smallest house in our library belongs to a small, loved place.
Next step
Curious whether The Anna Ruby fits your land?
Bring us the lot — we'll walk it with you, talk foundations, and put real numbers to it. Free, and in writing.
Schedule a free site evaluation