Native Montana pine trees, some dating to before the Civil War, are being used to build one of the region's most spectacular residences, scheduled for completion in December 2009. The home is anchored to granite bedrock, overlooking the Connecticut River with views ranging across all points of the compass. The finest mechanical systems and construction materials have been selected for durability and ease of ownership. Natural materials, like southern yellow pine flooring and slabs of New England fieldstone, provide timeless quality to the interior spaces. Vermont artists have been commissioned to create decorative elements like a hand-carved mahogany entry door, stairway balusters of native ironwood in a beautiful 'twig design' and furniture quality kitchen cabinets. Architect-designed Cedar & Douglas Fir cottage above a spring-fed swimming pond stocked with trout for year-round recreation. Three more homesites on the property offer future use as a family compound or corporate enclave.