Single-Story Lakefront on an Acre in Richmond, TX

Welcome to 2903 Hinkles Ferry in Texana Plantation, a single-story home on 1.0034 acres with a lakefront view, behind the gates in Richmond, Texas. When the sellers first saw it, the decision came down to the land: "The lot was what we were looking for. The houses are not so close together, with a beautiful water view." Then they spent the next twelve years making the house worthy of it. Since buying in 2014, they have recorded more than $358,000 in improvements, from a 2021 kitchen remodel and a 2021 roof to a whole-home generator in 2022 and a bath renovation in 2025. Today the home has 4,240 square feet, four bedrooms plus a study, three full baths and two primary suites, each with its own bath and walk-in closet.

The backyard faces the lake. The pool, the stamped concrete deck and the covered outdoor kitchen all look across open lawn to the water and its fountain, with an iron fence (2017) that encloses the yard without blocking the view. This is where the sellers end most days. In their words, the patio is "the best for an evening glass of wine and the sunset." The outdoor kitchen, built in 2016, sits under a wood-plank ceiling with recessed lights. It has stone-clad counters topped in granite, a built-in grill, a sink, stainless drawers and doors, and a long granite bar where guests can sit while someone cooks. The pool was resurfaced in 2020, and its heater and motor were replaced in 2024. A spa is attached to the pool, and a fire pit sits off the deck.

What surprised the sellers most after they moved in was how well the house handles a crowd: "I think the layout is great for entertaining my large family." The kitchen is the reason. It was remodeled in 2021, around a Sub-Zero refrigerator and Wolf double ovens and two microwaves installed in 2020, with gas cooking, a built-in wine cooler and granite countertops. Behind it are an oversized pantry and a separate butler's pantry. The breakfast area is large enough that the sellers made it the main dining room, with a table long enough for their whole family, which freed the original formal dining room to become the study, complete with its own closet.

The kitchen opens to the family room, and together with the patio, those three spaces once held the biggest day this house has seen. The sellers hosted a wedding here: "The family room, the kitchen and the patio." The family room has a Bose built-in home theater and a gas fireplace with a mantel. A Swarovski crystal chandelier hangs at the entry, and it conveys with the home. Engineered wood floors run through the entire house with no carpet anywhere, and wood plantation shutters cover the windows throughout, garage included.

Every room is on one level, so the bedrooms are a walk down the hall rather than a flight of stairs. Both primary suites are oversized, and each has its own large bath and walk-in closet; the sellers use them today as two separate suites. The baths were renovated in 2025. The third and fourth bedrooms are served by the third full bath. One room serves as the sellers' craft room, which they call their "favorite everyday room for coffee and morning news."

The big systems are already done. Roof, 2021. Whole-home generator, 2022. Two AC units, 2022. Water heaters, 2019, and a water softener, 2020. The home also has a security system. Ask the sellers what a buyer would miss on a first walk-through and they point to the storage: "The storage is really great." It starts with the two pantries, and the attached garage holds three and a half cars, with a circle driveway out front. The sellers' itemized list of improvements is available on request.

Texana Plantation is a gated community in Richmond. Asked what they would tell someone on the fence about it, the sellers kept it simple: "It is such a nice neighborhood. There's no loud neighbors, no traffic." The home is in Lamar Consolidated ISD; the MLS lists Frost Elementary, Briscoe Junior High, Wertheimer Middle and Foster High. Confirm the current assignment for this address with Lamar Consolidated ISD before relying on it. Because the lot is on the water, pull the flood map and ask for an elevation certificate during your option period.

When asked what the house would miss most about them, the sellers gave two answers: "the peace and quiet on most days," and "seeing the family gatherings." 2903 Hinkles Ferry has room for both: single-story living, a lakefront acre and twelve years of recorded improvements, behind the gates of Texana Plantation.

In the sellers' words

What was the moment you knew this was the one?

The lot was what we were looking for. The houses are not so close together, with a beautiful water view.

What surprised you in the best way after you moved in?

I think the layout is great for entertaining my large family.

Tell us about the best gathering you've hosted here.

We had a wedding here. The family room, the kitchen and the patio.

What's your favorite spot in the house, and when?

The craft room is the favorite everyday room for coffee and morning news, and the patio is the best for an evening glass of wine and the sunset.

What's the story behind a feature someone wouldn't notice on a first walk-through?

The storage is really great.

If your home could talk, what would it say it'll miss most about your family?

It might say it would miss the peace and quiet on most days, but it would also miss seeing the family gatherings.

What would you tell someone who's on the fence about Texana Plantation?

It is such a nice neighborhood. There's no loud neighbors, no traffic.

Because someday is the most expensive word in real estate.