Inside A Large Amish Home (with Butcher Shop) ~ 27 Photos

This week’s Amish home is in the wonderfully-named location of Bliss, New York (Wyoming County). The area is home to a 200-plus person Amish community that hasn’t been there too long – only since 2019.

It’s a nice-looking home on a large property – over 60 acres.

Like the last New York Amish home we looked at, it’s another home that’s built for a large family – seven bedrooms. And it’s also got a pair of bathrooms, so again another sign that this is not the “lowest” (most traditional) Amish group.

One unusual feature about this one – it’s got a fully functioning butcher shop in one of the buildings. Here’s the description via Zillow (hat tip to Guy in Ohio for passing this one along!):

Discover the perfect blend of open fields and wooded serenity on this stunning 60.91-acre property, nearly evenly split between lush pastures and mature forest. A small pond adds to the picturesque landscape, while most of the open fields are already fenced—ideal for livestock or equestrian use.

At the heart of the property sits a 4,496 sq. ft. farmhouse featuring seven bedrooms and two bathrooms, offering ample space for various living arrangements. The home boasts a spacious living room, a dedicated office, and a playroom, ensuring both comfort and functionality. A large unfinished basement provides additional storage or the opportunity for expansion. Half of the home has been wired for electrical, with the remaining portion easily adaptable for modernization.

For those with agricultural or business aspirations, the property includes a 38′ x 64′ outbuilding, currently operating as a fully functional butcher shop. Whether continuing its current use or repurposing for your own business, this space provides incredible versatility. Additionally, a 32′ x 40′ barn with five horse stalls is ready for equestrian enthusiasts or livestock housing.

Whether you’re looking for a homestead, business opportunity, or recreational retreat, this property offers limitless potential in a tranquil, rural setting. Don’t miss your chance to own this one-of-a-kind estate!

Let’s have a look inside.

Kitchen

The kitchen is spacious and has a lot of the typical features you’d expect in an Amish kitchen.

You’ll notice in this home that a number of the rooms – including several of the bedrooms – have the partial curtains like you see here. I don’t know the name for these, though I suspect there is one. They definitely seem more decorative, especially in a space like this one.

Living Rooms

There are at least a pair of rooms in this large home that you might call “living rooms”. Here is one of them. We see that the furniture is covered in protective blankets and sheets, common in a lot of Amish homes.

On the right, a rolltop desk which is likely the business center of the home where checks get written and bills paid. You also see the gas lamp is lit here, I assume to better illuminate the room for the photo since it appears to be the middle of the day.

Here’s an adjacent room with another couch and a cook stove. It’s also possible this is the other side of the kitchen space we looked at above.

Circular hangers for drying clothes near the heat of the stove.

Bedrooms

Now a look at some of the bedrooms.

You can see the same partial curtains as I mentioned above. I don’t see any pull down shades as are typical in Amish homes. I would find this especially annoying if I ever wanted to sleep in.

Although on the other hand I guess all that light streaming in does help make sure you get “up and at it” at a reasonable hour of the morning.

This home was built in 2011 according to Zillow. You can see wiring for ceiling lighting in the next several photos. As mentioned, half the home has been wired. If the home was in fact built in 2011, it would have predated this community.

This bedroom has several pieces of wall decor – of the type you tend to see as part of a progressive trend in some homes.

“Live Well * Love Much * Laugh Often”.

Finally, this is my favorite room at least from an aesthetic perspective. Elegant bedframe. Also note the bunk beds.

Other rooms

Here are several other rooms that don’t fit in the above categories. The description mentions a playroom and that looks like what we have here, along with some miscellaneous items.

Room for sewing and making clothes and related tasks.

And one of the home’s two bathrooms. Looks like there is a mirror, but quite a small one in a decorative horseshoe design.

Basement

In the basement we see a still fairly well-stocked store of canned goods, though the family has definitely knocked out some of their supply. That brings me to another note about this home.

If you look at the interior photos, you can see a layer of snow outside. But the exterior photos only show a few patches. So they were apparently taken at different times.

Another part of the basement showing heating stove.

Butcher Shop

There is something unusual about this home – a butcher shop. We haven’t seen a home with one of these before which is one reason this home caught my attention.

Here is the front of the shop; I can’t make out a lot of the tacked up information, but one of them says “Venison”. That and the hunting bow hanging on the back wall suggests this place processes meat for hunters (though probably not only that).

A couple more shots of the actual butchering area.

Outside & Price

Here are a few more shots of the outside. I wonder if someone can explain the long copper-colored cylindrical thing. On the one hand it looks like something I’ve seen before, but I’m drawing a blank as it’s not something common to Amish homes. Is it related to the butchering operation?