A Three-Stall Horse Barn and Pole Barn on 10 Acres in Havana
$874,900
In Havana, in Gadsden County — 10.1 acres of Florida farmstead land, built out and ready to go.
This 2016-built barndominium comes with a three-stall horse barn with its own air-conditioned tack room, a full pole barn with three open bays plus an enclosed tool room, and an oversized four-bay garage — one bay big enough for an RV — with a 360-square-foot finished flex room tucked inside it. 2 bd / 3 ba, 4,160 sq ft, built 2016, on 10.1 acres.
Listed at $874,900. Listing courtesy of Susan Branson and Lynn F Cox, Xcellence.
Inside, the kitchen's quartz island anchors an open layout that flows straight into the Florida room and an enclosed summer kitchen, and a Ghost Controls gated entrance adds a layer of privacy and security that's harder to find on a rural parcel this size. All the metal roof screws were replaced in June 2026, one less thing a buyer has to budget for right away.
Homestead Potential
Water & Infrastructure
The listing doesn't specify whether the home draws from a private well or municipal service, though the whole-house Culligan system strongly suggests a well needing treatment for Gadsden County's typically hard, iron-rich groundwater — worth confirming the well's depth, output, and treatment contract before closing. Gadsden County sits atop the productive Floridan Aquifer, so private wells in this part of the Panhandle are generally reliable, but septic age and capacity matter too on a property carrying a horse barn and multiple outbuildings. Florida is a Gulf Coast state, so flood insurance will be required regardless of this property's upland Red Hills elevation — confirm the parcel's FEMA flood zone and the current annual premium before closing, since Panhandle flood coverage costs can vary widely by zone. Given the scale of the equestrian and storage infrastructure here, water and septic capacity are worth a real inspection, not just a working-at-closing assumption.
Crop & Income Potential
Gadsden County was once the heart of Florida's shade-grown tobacco industry, and the white shade-cloth frames from that era still turn up across the county's red clay hills — a distinctive agricultural legacy for what's otherwise unglamorous Panhandle farmland. Today the county's economy leans more on pine silviculture, cattle, and the quail-hunting plantations the broader Red Hills region (stretching into south Georgia) is famous for, and 10 acres of cleared, fenced-ready land like this fits neatly into that small-operation tradition rather than row-crop scale. The horse barn and pole barn suggest this property has already been used for equestrian or light livestock purposes, which the Red Hills' clay-loam soil supports well for pasture even though it's not prime row-crop ground. A buyer looking to run a few horses or a small hobby herd has real infrastructure already in place, not just open acreage waiting to be built out.
Sustainability
The property's biggest sustainability asset is what's already built: a three-stall horse barn with its own air-conditioned tack room, a full pole barn with an enclosed tool room, and a four-bay garage with a finished flex room mean the expensive, time-consuming infrastructure most homesteaders spend years adding is already done. The Culligan-treated water system and a roof with all-new screws as of June 2026 remove two more line items from a new owner's to-do list. What's less clear is any growing infrastructure — there's no mention of a garden, orchard, or greenhouse, so a buyer focused on food production would be starting from the cleared acreage itself rather than inheriting existing beds or fencing for it. For someone whose self-sufficiency goals center on animals and workspace rather than growing, this property is close to turnkey.
The Boundaries
At 10.1 acres with a gated entrance and Ghost Controls automatic opener, the property already has the kind of privacy and access control that many rural buyers add later. Gadsden County's zoning in this area generally supports agricultural and equestrian use on parcels this size, but a buyer should confirm the property's specific zoning designation and any setback requirements before adding structures beyond what's already built. The listing doesn't mention a conservation easement or deed restriction, which is worth confirming directly, since a fully built-out property like this one is exactly the kind where a prior owner might have negotiated one in exchange for tax benefits. A current survey is worth the cost here simply to confirm the fence lines match the legal boundary, given how much of the property's value sits in structures placed near its edges.
Beyond the Property Line
Local Flavor & Small-Town Character
Havana, Florida built its modern identity on antiques — its small historic downtown, centered on a collection of restored early-1900s buildings, has been a destination antiquing and boutique-shopping town for decades, drawing weekend visitors up from Tallahassee just 12 miles south. The town's Main Street district earned Florida's official Main Street designation, and its walkable core of shops and cafes gives Havana a small-town character that's increasingly rare this close to a state capital. Quincy, the Gadsden County seat a few miles further north, adds its own historic downtown and a courthouse square lined with antebellum and early-20th-century architecture. For a rural property this close to two historic small towns and a state capital's job market, Havana offers a genuine town center to visit without sacrificing the acreage and privacy of the surrounding countryside.
Agricultural Resources & Neighbor Networks
The University of Florida's IFAS Extension office for Gadsden County, based in Quincy, serves the area's growers and livestock owners with soil testing and agricultural guidance tailored to the Red Hills' clay soils. Gadsden County's Cooperative Extension has historically supported the transition many former tobacco farms made into cattle and timber operations, a shift this property's own horse-and-pasture setup fits into. Farm and feed supply is a short drive into Quincy or across the state line into south Georgia, both of which still serve a working agricultural population unusual for a county this close to a state capital. The nearby Red Hills region's long tradition of quail-hunting plantations also supports a niche economy of game-land management and wildlife consulting services, worth knowing about for a buyer interested in managing the property's own acreage for wildlife.
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Surroundings
Lake Talquin, a roughly 10,000-acre reservoir on the Ochlockonee River known for bass and crappie fishing, sits within a short drive and anchors both a state park and a state forest with hiking and boat access. Tallahassee's own park system and the Apalachicola National Forest are close enough for a day trip, giving this property recreational range well beyond what Gadsden County offers on its own. The Red Hills region's quail-hunting heritage means wildlife management areas and private hunting leases are a normal part of the local landscape, not a novelty, for anyone interested in managing their own acreage for game. Between the lake, the forest, and the region's hunting culture, outdoor recreation here doesn't require leaving the county, let alone the state.
This one leans hard toward farmstead — a three-stall horse barn, a full pole barn, and a four-bay garage put serious working-property infrastructure already in place, and the price reflects a truly finished, move-in-ready property rather than a project. The homestead side scores lower not because anything's missing, but because the listing tells us less: a Culligan system all but confirms a private well, but there's no mention of a garden, solar, or any growing setup, so what you're buying is capacity, not an already-running self-sufficiency operation.
— Your Pastures & Porches Team
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