If homesteading is what you want to do and/or easy-care horse management is important then this farm is worth the look.  Located in Farmington and sited along a quiet gravel road and within an easy drive to Portsmouth, Newington, Routes 16 & 4, Shanashawn Farm has been in the same family for over 30 years.  The antique cape is cozy and warm and on the first floor it offers a modern oak kitchen with all appliances, a dining area that looks out at the horse barn through sliding patio doors, a comfortable living room w/brick hearth, a home office with built-in computer area and a full bath. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, including the master with a half bath.  Many windows are double-glazed and the house can be primarily heated with wood or pellets, if desired. 

There are several outbuildings, as is typical of a farm, the highlight being the three-years-new barn with three generous horse stalls, a heated tack room, water, and good hay storage over the stalls in the walk-up loft. With maintenance-free siding and roof, there's room to add more stalls or a livestock area if needed, or to store carts or wagons.  A 12' lean-to provides the perfect storage area for your truck & trailer together or your farm equipment.  The rear of the barn opens directly onto pasture for ease of care.

The older barn is very versatile and houses a heated shop on the main level with built-in work benches and overhead cabinetry - a great set-up for welders and woodworkers. An adjacent double-deep bay is perfect for the car or tractor enthusiast.  A walk-up loft stores additional hay or can be used for storage.  Around back you can access the lower level of this building.  It housed hogs and a few head of cattle.  There are additional bays here for more equipment storage, if needed.  The concrete apron wraps around two sides and was a feedlot. 

On the opposite side of the yard find the two-car deep garage and a wonderful screen room, easily accessed from the back porch of the house.  In warmer weather, sit and enjoy the view over the farm pond.

The land is nice and is mostly open, from the new barn to the back of the property. It is fenced and cross-fenced with high tensile fencing and divided into 3 sections for easy rotational grazing.  Round pen panels are included as well.  A smaller, shaded pasture runs along the right side of the driveway with direct access to the lower section of the antique barn.  If you like to trail ride, enjoy gravel roads right from the property for hours in the saddle. Sure, you can look for a property with more acreage but rarely do you find this much open and fenced, regardless of the total acreage.  Busy new farmers who also work off the farm will appreciate that everything is done for you to move your animals in.

This is a great opportunity to own a manageable farm property.  It is about a half hour to the coast and 1.5 hours to Boston.  

Farm Buildings:

• 3 Year-old 31' x 60' barn with vinyl siding and metal roof:
   • Three generous stalls
   • Large, heated tack room with pine walls and closet
   • Huge aisle with no-slip asphalt floor
   • Walk-up loft over the stalls for abundant hay storage
   • Direct access to pasture
   • Attached 12' x 60' lean-to for vehicles or to convert to run-in or both! 

• Antique barn:
   • Heated workshop - hot air furnace
   • Auto bay for vehicle repair or restoration
   • Walk-up loft
   • Lower level for livestock housing