Inside A Half-Million-Dollar Amish Home (29 Photos)

The community is Deer Lodge, Tennessee (Morgan County). It’s a settlement founded by Amish in 2013, which has since grown to over 250 people in size.

We happened to look at another home from this very same community just a few weeks ago (the Amish home with “unrivaled” views).

Families will come and go from Amish settlements. If it comes in groups it may mean an outflux of families from the community, and we’ve seen that before – such as in this case when at least seven Amish homes in one Kentucky settlement were up for sale online.

Or it may just be that two families happen to be selling at the same time. Perhaps they are related and plan to move to a new community together. Two from one place is not a huge amount.

In any case, this is a quite pleasant home inside with a decent amount of decor for an Amish home (at least in one or two rooms). You can see what I mean in this living room photo:

A closer look at some of those wall decor items. First time I’ve seen antlers mounted on hearts. Perhaps that was a stylistic compromise with the lady of the home 🙂

The relatively brief home description via Zillow:

Welcome to peaceful country living with this Amish-built home on 3 unrestricted acres with no HOA and low county taxes! This property offers master on the main level, a spacious pantry, metal roof, and an unfinished basement ready for your finishing touches.

Outdoor living is a dream with a large deck featuring vaulted ceilings, a pond, and a fenced pasture. A 38X50 barn with horse stable, pen for hogs or other animals, plus an attached storage shed/work shed conveys to the buyer. Bring your animals and enjoy freedom of country life in this serene setting!

Let’s take a look inside.

Inside the Home

Starting with the living area that we got a peek of above. Nice cozy seating area here.

Here’s another look at some of that decor mentioned earlier. Looks like we also have a gas wall heater, with kind of an unusual look for an Amish home. The red-rose clock art on black is also a bit unusual for the “Amish aesthetic”.

Moving on in to the kitchen.

You can see this home has the built-in gas fixtures, though this one may not be in use (or not in frequent use). There is no mantle to light on the fixture.

It seems they are currently using it as a hanger for the more-convenient Dewalt rechargeable battery light (you’ll notice the same thing in the previous room). It’s possible this group adopted those lights over time and the gas fixtures fell out of favor for everyday use.

Going by the number of seats at the table this looks like it might be a “family-in-progress“. You can also notice this home has some fancier notes like the flower pattern table covering here:

Another angle of the kitchen. Nice space. The general look is of a bit of a blend of traditional with a more progressive style of decor here (though it can get a lot fancier than this). Note the countertops.

The “wash-up sink” set between two doors.

Looking through the open door on the right, we see (I believe) the entry room where hats and coats are hung.

And looking inside the door on the left, we get a peek inside the pantry room. As you might well be aware, the Amish are not “self-sufficient”, at least not to the degree that some might imagine.

Here we see a variety of store-bought products which would complement what the family might acquire from their gardens or bake in their ovens. I see Nature’s Own bread, Boom Chicka Pop popcorn, and some Little Debbie dessert cakes.

Bedrooms

The bedrooms in this home – there are six of them – are generally spartan in their furnishings and decor, especially compared to the living area.

That is not always the case in Amish homes, with the bedrooms sometimes being among the most decorated (within “Amish norms”, usually).

The parents’ room aka master bedroom. The light in this room you can see does have the mantle on the fixture.

Also in this room, a common sight in Amish homes: a large safe for safekeeping of valuables. Amish families are sometimes the victims of break-ins, so it can be important to have a place to store precious things with peace of mind.

You can also see a few more neat items of wall decor: “It’s a Boy!” and “It’s a Girl!” birth announcements.

Another basic room, looks like a young children’s room. Note the space for electric lighting in the center of the ceiling. Some Amish build their homes with this possibility in the event of an eventual sale to a non-Amish buyer, even though they’re not hooking up to electric themselves.

And one more partial bedroom shot, showing a nice old dresser with some decor suggesting it is a girl’s room.

Basement

Down in the basement, a couple of interesting details to point out.

In the first photo below you see a simple round wall clock hung on the support beam. That is common in Amish basements and is most likely because they use this large space for church gatherings. The clock would be within sight of the minister, so while he is preaching he can gauge the length of his sermon.

A closer look at that:

And here is something neat – what looks like a canned goods nook in one corner. You can just see some jars on shelves peeking through the door space. We don’t have another photo, but I assume there are a lot more inside.

Outside

Back outside, some more views of the exterior of the home and the property. It is on a three-acre lot.

Nice-sized porch.

This one is taken from a fun camera angle. Porch has an “L” shape.

And you have a nice view of the property’s pond as well.

Horse barn and buggy parking.

That should give you a good sense of the property. though you’ll find more photos at the home description link above. Nice big home on a decent-sized lot.

So what’s the price for this 3,672-square-foot, six-bedroom, three-bathroom home?

Well, I guess I gave that away already in the post title 🙂 It’s currently on the market at an even $500,000, listed by Brittney Ellen Holt of Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty.

This price likely reflects the size of the home as well as the nice piece of land and other amenities. It’s about an hour’s drive outside of Knoxville, so you’re within range of the big city, but it would be a long-ish commute. In any case, this could make a very nice place for the right buyer.