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2022-06-16 04:16:45 By : Mr. Toney Ding

The lot spans 1.81 acres, per the listing. In addition to the converted barn, the property includes two garages and a two-flat (a two-story building with a separate apartment on each floor) that was formerly a farmhouse.

The owner spent 12 years converting the barn into the property's main residence, listing agent Cathy Lacy of Dwellhop Real Estate told Insider.

This is the first time the property has been listed for sale, listing records show.

"His parents owned the original acreage, so this property has been in the family for a very long time," she said of the owner.

The median listing home price in Arena, Wisconsin, is $289,900, making this $945,000 property both a price outlier and the most expensive single-family home listing in the area.

The owner hewed all the pinewood beams in the house by hand, Lacy said.

While the entire property is connected to natural gas pipes, the current owner uses an outdoor wood furnace as the main heat source for the buildings, she said.

There are four other bedrooms in the two-flat, per the listing.

As the property falls within the highway business district, owners are allowed to use a part of their property for commercial purposes to serve the passing traffic, Lacy said. One way the new owners can do so is by turning the two-flat into a short-term guest rental, she added.

"All of the stone is made on-site," Lacy said. "The current owner has a strong construction background and primarily focuses on doing concrete work."

"That building has a sauna and room for things like a pool table, a ping-pong table, and other games. It also has a large garage bay for working on equipment," she said.

Apart from the deer heads, all other recreational items in the building are for sale, she added.