Lebanon Township, N.J.
Outside are a four-bedroom guesthouse, stables, a 12-car garage, and extra sheds, smokehouses, and barns. $7,250,000. Lou Ann Fellers, Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty, (908) 930-9564
Villanova, Pa.
About 40 minutes outside Philadelphia, this five-bedroom converted barn has a two-story great room with exposed trusses, a brick fireplace
flanked by roofline windows, and a glass-sided cupola. The 1979 home’s
kitchen includes cherry cabinets, and the walk-out basement has a theater, recreation area, and fireplace.
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The property is filled out with a saltwater pool with stone surround, a deck, yards, and mature trees. $2,689,000. Lisa Yakulis, Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty, (610) 517-8445
Elk Grove, Calif.
In a suburb of Sacramento, this renovated, 1990 A-frame board-and-batten-clad barn home has a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace in the vaulted main room. The three-bedroom’s modern kitchen has quartz counters, open shelving, a stone backsplash, and a paneled refrigerator.
On the 3-acre lot is an additional two-bedroom unit, plus a pool, an outdoor kitchen, equestrian facilities, and a 9,000-square-foot space with a pickleball court, horse stalls, workrooms, and a bathroom. $2,395,000. Thomas Phillips, Coldwell Banker Realty, (916) 799-4571
Mound, Minn.
Near Lake Minnetonka, this 1960 three-bedroom incorporates an original cedar-clad barn and silo, with gambrel rooflines on the addition. The
kitchen and dining area, with beadboard ceilings and live-edge beams, steps up to a wood-lined living room with a stone fireplace.
On more than 3 acres, the home includes a pool, yards, a patio, and a boat slip connecting to the lake. $2,100,000. Jacqueline Day, Edina Realty—City Lakes/Luxury Portfolio International, (763) 522-9000
Accord, N.Y.
Built in 1920 as a dairy barn, this rustic-modern Hudson Valley conversion includes a 2022 addition. The four-bedroom opens to wide-plank wood floors, a cement fireplace, a kitchen with brass fixtures, and an open staircase to a hayloft living room with skylights and a woodstove.
The 6-plus-acre lot has a fenced garden, a chicken coop, meadows, and woods. Midtown Manhattan is about two hours south. $2,750,000. Diana Polack, Compass Greater N.Y., (845) 825-2815
Running Springs, Calif.
Surrounded by pines, this 1970 gambrel lodge-style cabin nestles against a three-story silo watchtower with a spiral staircase. The two-bedroom’s great room has a wood-burning fireplace, skylights, and stained glass, with a loft bed- room above. Outside is a wraparound covered deck
and a yard.
Downtown Running Springs, a resort area with skiing, trails, shops, and dining, is minutes away. $330,000. Amy Kaplan, Windermere Real Estate Desert Properties/Luxury Portfolio International, (909) 499-9312
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