You Can Stay In This Rustic Barn-Turned-Home Before It Becomes Yours

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The Butler Barn is a rustic barn that was converted into a home by the Butler family in the early 1990s. Originally housing livestock and hay as part of a dairy farm, it took the Butlers over a year after purchasing the property in 1991 to transform it into a beautiful, 5-bed, 4-bath, 7,000-square-foot home. It’s now on the market in Wayne Township for $725,000. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

The home features an open and airy floor plan with hardwood floors and original details throughout space, including the hand-hewn beams and wood walls. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

<p>It’s a traditional bank barn, meaning it was a two-story barn built on a hill a bank. The dairy farm operated until the mid-1980s. After that, the barn sat vacant until the Butlers purchased it in 1991. They learned the McCormick family had owned and farmed the land from 1914 to 1970 when they sold it. They lived in the farmhouse that still sits on the property next door. The McCormicks spent time with the Butlers during the barn’s renovation, stopping by to check on the progress and to share stories of its history with them. / Image courtesy of Pam Butler // Published: 10.29.20 </p>

The original part of the barn was built with materials sourced from the property when the McCormicks lived there. The hand-hewn beams, for example, were made from materials collected from a nearby structure dating back to the late 1800s. The stone and timber used in its construction were also obtained on the property. Owner Pam Butler explains, “The trees were harvested and sent to a sawmill to cut them into the beams for the barn. The materials were brought to the barn and the timbers were raised by rope and pulleys. Wooden pegs were used to hold the timbers together. Once completed it was an integral part of the McCormicks farm. There were lofts for hay, chicken coops, horse stables, and milking stalls in the lower level for their cattle. All of which were still intact when we purchased the barn.” / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

“It has definitely been a labor of love,” says Butler. “As you can imagine, in early 1991, people thought we were crazy. There weren't a lot of barn renovations in this area at the time. It took a year to just get the barn cleaned out and ready to start the renovation. We removed all the lofts, stalls, and hay—so much old hay!” / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

$Three years ago, the Butlers decided to rent out the property as an{ }<a href="https://abnb.me/sBE1qD86Tab" target="_blank" title="https://abnb.me/sBE1qD86Tab">Airbnb</a>. It’s still currently listed as an available Airbnb to stay in until they sell it. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20$

It’s located less than hour north of Downtown Cincinnati in Wayne Township and less than 15 minutes from Miami University. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

Check out the clawfoot tub. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

Although the Butlers tried to keep as much of the original structure showing as possible, the large fireplace in the living room is something they constructed in the 1991 renovation. It’s made from reclaimed brick from a building that was being torn down in Over-the-Rhine. A bricklayer built it for them, and it’s one of their favorite parts of the barn. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

6092 Wayne Trace Road is on the market for $725,000. Visit the listing here. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

$6092 Wayne Trace Road is on the market for $725,000. Visit the listing{ }<a href="https://www.remax.com/oh/somerville/home-details/6092-wayne-trace-rd-somerville-oh-45064/17941309279452008077" target="_blank" title="https://www.remax.com/oh/somerville/home-details/6092-wayne-trace-rd-somerville-oh-45064/17941309279452008077">here</a>. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20$

It’s a traditional bank barn, meaning it was a two-story barn built on a hill a bank. The dairy farm operated until the mid-1980s. After that, the barn sat vacant until the Butlers purchased it in 1991. They learned the McCormick family had owned and farmed the land from 1914 to 1970 when they sold it. They lived in the farmhouse that still sits on the property next door. The McCormicks spent time with the Butlers during the barn’s renovation, stopping by to check on the progress and to share stories of its history with them. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

“The barn has evolved over the decades since we bought it,” says Butler. “We have raised our kids here. and yes, they have from time to time left the door open because they were raised in a barn!” / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

The McCormick family, who owned and farmed the property from 1914 to 1970, provided the Butlers with pictures of what the barn originally looked like. / Image courtesy of Pam Butler // Published: 10.29.20

Outside, you’ll find an inground pool, a hot tub, a fire pit, and an outdoor bar. The 8.67-acre property is framed by scenic, wooded views. / Image: Ashleigh Sauer // Published: 10.29.20

Tad Butler, Pam’s husband, made a wine dining table from some reclaimed material on the farm and a few wine corks. / Image: Tad Butler // Published: 10.29.20

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