Inside A Half-Finished West Virginia Amish Home (20 Photos)

This is the second West Virginia Amish home we’ve looked at this year, after this five-bedroom place on a 50+ acre piece of land. And I expect we’ll be seeing more and more of them for sale in the state as the Amish footprint there, and pool of available homes, continues to grow.

Their overall population in the state remains low at around 900, but they have added a dozen new communities since 2017. Proximity to Amish-heavy states Pennsylvania and Ohio likely has at least something to do with this.

In any case, it’s gotten to the point that the West Virginia Amish population is sizeable enough that Amish homes in the state have started showing up for sale online.

This is a nice-looking though unfinished home on a good-sized piece of property with attractive views. The location is Maysville in Grant County, WV.

The one question mark here is that this county is not listed in the latest Amish settlement listing, though there are references to Amish in the county online, including in this news article from 2024.

The place is described as an “Amish property” in the listing below, and there is reference to it being “occupied with an Amish tenant”. I realize that other plain groups can be confused with the Amish, but all that, along with the interior and exterior photos suggest this is an Amish place.

There are several Amish communities located in neighboring counties, so this home may very well be “spillover” from one of those.

Here’s the description via Zillow, which gets off to an enthusiastic(!) start 🙂 :

What an opportunity for the equestrian, herdsmen or farmer with this 18 stall barn which has a 34×72 riding arena. The stall section which also has a tack/feed room is 34 x62 and has a full second story on top of that!!! This barn has public water supply!

But not only that there is also a remodeled farmhouse that has at least five bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a detached three-car garage!

This is an Amish property and though there is electrical wiring in the lower level of the home the entire upper level was not wired for electricity. There is currently not electricity on the property although there is public water.

The farmhouse started undergoing remodeling in 2019 and is of that good sturdy quality that the Amish are known for. The upper level has the drywall installed but was never finished. The home is heated by a wood stove.

The front porch of the home is quite exceptional of poured concrete and is roof covered all the way across. You can sit on this front porch and enjoy the scenic mountain and farm view that goes on for miles! Besides all of this more than 3 acres of the property is fenced and was used as pasture!

This property will go cash or conventional loan only. Please reach out to me right away to get scheduled because property is currently occupied with an Amish tenant and notice must be given.

As noted, the second floor is unfinished. This would be a “half-fixer-upper” in that sense, besides any changes a non-Amish buyer would make anyway to “Englishize” it. As noted, the lower level has electrical wiring, but the top still needs it.

The listing says the home was originally built in 1936, which would have been well before this Amish community was there. So previously we can assume it was long an English home, and thus had been wired already.

The (Finished) Ground Floor

This feels like a home occupied by a younger couple. There are several clues suggesting such. One we’ve already mentioned – there is an “Amish tenant”. Renting is more likely among younger Amish people.

Another is seen in this kitchen photo, where you see a couple’s names.

Additionally, note the kitchen table in the same photo above. It looks like a folding card table, with just two seats. You’ve also got a baby chair.

Another angle of the kitchen. It looks like that’s some sort of basic kerosene stove for cooking (fuel tank in red).

Along the same lines, the makeshift window coverings in this room. More a dorm room look than a typical Amish family home 🙂

That’s not to say this place doesn’t look Amish, because it certainly does, with plenty of classic Amish notes.

Another view of the main living area which looks to be the front room of the home.

Hanging planters in this small side room. This feels like it could be a good space for a sewing room.

Here’s the wood-fired hot water heater and utility/wash room.

A couple more views of the unfinished part, which includes the staircase:

And this bedroom:

The home is on a sizable 5+ acre lot. A lot less than the other WV Amish home we saw, but not bad.

Looks like this property enjoys some nice mountain views, abundant in this state.

Some of the outbuildings.

Nice place for a swing.

So what’s the price on this five-bedroom, two-bathroom home?

It’s currently on the market at $330,000, listed by Roxanna Helmick of Cypress Properties. Looks like it could make a great home for somebody who doesn’t mind taking on some work to get the place finished.