This unique cabin built with hand hewn oak and poplar old-growth logs originally harvested in the 1840’s, sits above Indian-Kentuck Creek on 39.16 acres minutes from historic Madison, Indiana. Custom built from a “dog trot” log cabin and a stick-built frame addition, this home has all modern amenities and antique charm.  With large open rooms and a kitchen built for entertaining, this 4280’sq. house can serve as a home, retreat, vacation home or secluded remote work/school office.
Nature lovers, birders and hunters will enjoy watching wild life from 1400 square feet of covered porch. Famous for white tailed Deer, SE Indiana has wild turkey, eagles, river otters, beavers, bobcats, coyotes and many hawks and owls. The grounds of this property include a horse barn with a workshop and an outdoor wood-stove heated sauna and garden shed. The house sits on a Thickly wooded hill looking overlooking 6.7 tillable acres in hay, a half-acre original orchard yard and is bordered by Indian-Kentuck Creek.
Enjoy quiet seclusion at this farm just 11 miles from historic  Ohio river town, Madison Indiana just an hour from Louisville, Kentucky to the southwest and Cincinnati, Ohio to the northeast. One of the largest cities in Indiana in the late 1800’s when the Ohio river was the primary mode of travel to the west, Madison has more recently been named an Indiana “Stellar Community”. Stellar Communities Program is a state designation with a multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative through Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch’s office bringing innovation and individualized local development to Madison. A unique feature in downtown Madison is a National Historic Landmark district of 130 blocks  reflecting beautifully preserved architecture spanning the Federal style of 1817 to WPA built Crystal Beach Pool built in 1939 and every style between. Supporting a full service Hospital (Kings Daughters’), Hanover College and plenty of shopping, Madison, Indiana has become a favorite find for people on the move.  You can have it all here- rural and small-town life with low taxes and a low cost of living, just an hour from all the best things urban life has to offer.

Details

Property ID
259752

3
Bedrooms

2
Bathrooms

Square Footage
4280 sqft

Lot Size
39.16 acres

Year Built
1840

Style
Log Cabin

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