1211 Ruddles Mill Road, Paris, KY 40361
$3,500,000
Property Type:
Farm
Bedrooms:
4
Baths:
3
Square Footage:
3,578
Lot Size (sq. ft.):
23,217,480
Status:
Closed
Current Price:
$3,500,000
List Date:
3/08/2022
Last Modified:
9/04/2025
Listing Details MLS# 22004145
Listing Information
- Comp Sale YN
- No
- Property Sub Type
- Farm
Status Change Information
- Price Change Timestamp
- 2023-02-23T13:47:51Z
- Status Change Timestamp
- 2023-09-05
- Purchase Contract Date
- 2023-07-05
- Close Date
- 2023-09-05
- Close Price
- 3500000
- Buyer Financing
- Cash
- Sale Type
- Arms Length Sale
- Concessions Comments
- No
Address
- County
- Bourbon
- Street Number
- 1211
- Street Name
- Ruddles Mill
- Street Suffix
- Road
- State
- KY
- Zip Code
- 40361
- Parcel Number
- 0240000009
Contract
- Original List Price
- 6022900
- Start Showing Date
- 2022-03-08
- Listing Contract Date
- 2022-03-04
- Listing Agreement
- Exclusive Right To Sell
- Owner Name
- Woodford Spears & Sons LLC
- Occupant Type
- Tenant
- Office Exclusive YN
- No
- List Price/Acre
- 9287.05
- List Price/SqFt
- 1383.45
- Sold Price/Acre
- 6566.6
- Sold Price/SqFt
- 978.2
- SP/LP
- 0.71
Tax Legal
- MLS Area Major
- 006 - Bourbon County
- Subdivision Name
- Rural
- High School District
- Bourbon County - 6
Interior
- Bedrooms Total
- 4
- Bathrooms Total
- 3
- Bathrooms Full
- 3
- Above Grade Finished Area
- 3578
- Living Area
- 3578
- Bathrooms Half
- 0
More Information
Building
- Year Built
- 1780
Lot
- Lot Size Source
- Public Records
- Lot Size Acres
- 533
- Lot Size Square Feet
- 23217480
- Lot Size Dimensions
- 533
- Road Frontage Feet
- 4000
- Conservation Easement YN
- No
- View YN
- Yes
Remarks
- Public Remarks
- Excellent, very historic, cattle/crop farm. 533+/- acres. First time offered. Harkaway Farm, north of Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky, dates from the 1780s. Home to generations of Spears family, direct descendants of Jacob Spears, one of the earliest distillers of bourbon! Two historic homes. The Laban Shipp/Abram Spears house is a 4 bed/3 bath stone house listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. It was built in 1787 (architect John Metcalf) and noted for it's stonework. Abram Spears (Jacob's son) bought the property in 1817. Renovated in 1930s, many historical details- 10' ceilings, hand crafted mantels, quality woodwork, built-ins, random wide plank flooring (up to 17in.), 2' stone walls and wood pegged beams. Trabue log house also located on property. Dating from 1785, log and stone cabin was moved to Harkaway from adjacent property and restored. Most of cabin restored to its original time period, But modern 1 bed/1 1/2 bath living quarters attached. Also a large log barn that Daniel Boone is believed to have helped build. Gently rolling, property boasts A managers house, two tenant houses, five (nine bent) tobacco barns, one livestock barn (rudimentary stalls), two
Land Details
- Farm With House YN
- Yes
Other Structures Info
- Number Of Tobacco Barns
- 5
Showing Information
- Showing Instructions
- Showing time , Then ,,,, Call Charlie Nichols 859-707-7988 to set up. ,, 24 hour notice,,,, Can see main house , and cabin.
Tax & Legal
- Elementary School
- Cane Ridge
- Middle Or Junior School
- Bourbon Co
- High School
- Bourbon Co
- Tax Rate
- 1.0219
- Zoning
- AR
- Directions
- From US 68 off Paris Bypass, turn left Millersburg , then immediate left on 1940 Ruddles Mill Rd. approx 4 miles out .
Architectural Style
- Mid-Century Modern
- Yes
Fencing
- Wire
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Levels
- Two
- Yes
Lot Features
- Gentle Sloping
- Yes
Sewer
- Septic Tank
- Yes
Showing Considerations
- Pet(s) on Premises
- Yes
Structure Type
- House
- Yes
View
- Farm
- Yes
- Rural
- Yes
- Trees/Woods
- Yes
Water Source
- Creek(s)
- Yes
- Public
- Yes
- Spring
- Yes
Current Use
- Agricultural
- Yes
- Cattle
- Yes
- Horses
- Yes
- Pasture
- Yes
- Recreational
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Possible Use
- Agricultural
- Yes
- Cattle
- Yes
- Horses
- Yes
- Pasture
- Yes
- Recreational
- Yes
Farm Improvements
- Equipment Building(s)
- Yes
- Stock Barn(s)
- Yes
- Tobacco Barn(s)
- Yes
Housing
- Guest
- Yes
- Main
- Yes
- Tenant(s)
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Possession Auxiliary Dwelling
- Negotiable
- Yes
- Rental Agreement
- Yes
- Subject To Tenant Rights
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Possession Farm Land
- Negotiable
- Yes
- Rental Agreement
- Yes
- Subject To Tenant Rights
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Possession Main House
- Negotiable
- Yes
- Rental Agreement
- Yes
- Subject To Tenant Rights
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Showing Requirements
- Call Listing Agent
- Yes
- No Sign
- Yes
- Restricted Hours
- Yes
- Showing Service
- Yes
Documents
- Sellers Disclosure Of Property Condition
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
Property Features
Architectural Style:
Mid-Century Modern
Current Use:
Agricultural; Cattle; Horses; Pasture; Recreational; Other
Farm Improvements:
Equipment Building(s); Stock Barn(s); Tobacco Barn(s)
Fencing:
Wire; Other
Housing:
Guest; Main; Tenant(s); Other
Levels:
Two
Lot Features:
Gentle Sloping
Possession Auxiliary Dwelling:
Negotiable; Rental Agreement; Subject To Tenant Rights; Other
Possession Farm Land:
Negotiable; Rental Agreement; Subject To Tenant Rights; Other
Possession Main House:
Negotiable; Rental Agreement; Subject To Tenant Rights; Other
Possible Use:
Agricultural; Cattle; Horses; Pasture; Recreational
Sewer:
Septic Tank
Showing Considerations:
Pet(s) on Premises
Structure Type:
House
View:
Farm; Rural; Trees/Woods
Water Source:
Creek(s); Public; Spring
Showing Requirements:
Call Listing Agent; No Sign; Restricted Hours; Showing Service
Documents:
Sellers Disclosure Of Property Condition; Other
Listing Office:
Thwaites Realtors LLC
Last Updated: September - 04 - 2025
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.