The spacious, covered A-frame has 8 stalls. Several of them are gridded to keep pesky animals in and safe! Perfect for housing goats or stud horses. On the opposite side are standard stalls perfect for geldings and mares, or even cattle. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Just another fantastic view facing North looking out across the barn to the back pastures. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
On rainy afternoons, this large fully enclosed sand clay floor barn serves as a riding arena, complete with lighting! Perhaps a show calf or two has been weaned or fed in this barn. Additionally, family parties, kids' sporting celebrations, and church events have been hosted here. This space has been fantastic for the current owners private parties- it could be for you, too! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Looking out from the A-frame barn to the rear pastures. The large oak tree in the back is a family favorite and has a small creek that runs past it during the rainy season. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
The stalls are all approximately the same size! They're beautifully crafted from wood with wood doors. This is not a new barn. It's over 50 years old! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Two larger stalls exist outside of the barn, located on the east side. Currently, cattle use these stalls to get out of the rain and sun. In the past, these stalls were used as foaling stalls for brood mares. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Another of the interior stalls currently set up for horses. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Buildings, oh the outbuildings! This sprawling property has two enormous barns with room enough to house all of your animals and your toys. No HOA means you can park your boat, jet skis, RV, trailers, side-by-sides, etc. The potential uses abound! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
The metal equipment shop is a Morton building. This building has multiple bays for parking tractors and toys. Put roll doors on it and it becomes a secure shop! What more does a country estate need? - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
This front view of the outbuildings taken from E Ohio Avenue, a county maintained paved road, shows the equipment barn on the left-hand-side and the A-frame horse barn to the right. Facing North you can see these outbuildings and the feed room/ tack room. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
From this sideview you can see the electric and well. This property is already set-up with both. Planning is everything! The well has a new tank, valve, and switch. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
The Northwest rear side of the barn. This pasture is spacious and three run-outs are visible in the picture, as well as the backside of the equipment shop (steel Morton building). - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
More run-ins! Animals all have their own space. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Run-outs, or run-ins. These offer animals a chance to get inside out of the elements when you're not home to put them away. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Tack room, feed room, storage room. This concrete floored room is versatile! Could be used for tools as a shed! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Cattle grazing in the middle, back pasture facing North. The property line extends to the solid tree line in the distance. Fencing runs along that nothernmost boundary. If you look to the right, you can see deer grazing. Residents of GrayDawn Farm include many wildlife animals. Owls, turkey, whistler ducks, cranes, eagles, turtles, etc. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
A view of the back pastures taken from the eastern fence line, also property line that runs North. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Another view of the front acreage that could be your future homesite! Facing due South, the entirety of the front pasture with E Ohio Ave in the distance. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Want to build a home? The current zoning allows one home per five acres. That's two houses! This is the front block; this photo is taken facing - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Another view of the front block. There is a power pole already in place. NOT pictured: Spectrum cable box located out near the roadway, outside the property fence line. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
This paddock, or pasture, has not been previously pictured. It is located behind the Morton Building (equipment shop) on the Northwest boundary of the property. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Front block facing North, E Ohio Ave is visible to the right. The large storage buildings and barns can be seen in the distance. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Another view of a possible homesite! Near the roadway, this high and dry parcel allows you to have easy road access. I-4 is only five minutes away! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
This fenced in lane serves as a farm access road to the barns and the back pastures! Another power pole is viewable which provides power to the barn, equipment shop, well, and feed/ tack room. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Facing south, E Ohio Ave is on the far side of this photo. A great location with convenient road access! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
View of the fenced lane, facing South towards the roadway and the block where a future home could be built. - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
Historic GrayDawn Farm sign, the farm was originally used for horse breeding. Currently being used as a commercial cattle operation, the ag classification/ Green Belt allows for any use from hay fields, orchards, groves, farming, etc. If you've dreamed of owning a piece of Florida heaven that's convenient to town, but feels like the country- this is it! - 1374 E OHIO AVE, LAKE HELEN
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$849,900

1374 E OHIO AVE
LAKE HELEN, FL 32744
Listed by Alessandra Grafin Kamensky · THE FLORIDA LOUNGE REALTY LLC
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About this home

Escape the high taxes, brutal winters, and endless crowds of NJ, NY, CA, or even NC—your true Florida homestead freedom starts here! Picture this: Expansive acreage waiting for your custom dream home, complete with a sturdy barn-style outbuilding workshop ready for all your projects—farming, hobbies, storage, or future homestead setups. Peaceful fields teeming with abundant wildlife (deer, birds, and more) create that serene, self-sufficient paradise you've been dreaming of. Best part? You're just minutes from New Smyrna Beach's world-class shores—think pristine sand beach, epic surfing, laid-back vibes, Smyrna Dunes Park adventures, and endless sunshine! Or you're just a short ride to downtown Lake Helen where horseback riding and family gatherings are still in fashion! 10+/- acres of Improved Land located in Central Florida only 20 minutes from New Smyrna Beach is waiting for your Dream Homes, horses, cattle, chickens, goats, and toys. Located in Flood Zone X means high and dry with the added bonus of being cleared. This site has a Rural (R) Future Land Use (FLU) designation. The R designation allows a density of one dwelling unit (DU) / 5 acres and could be the place to build your future family homestead or compound. Situated 3.1 miles to I-4, 15 miles to I-95, 1.7 miles to the Lake Helen Riding Arena, 3.8 miles to the Volusia County Fairgrounds, 25 minutes to New Smyrna Beach, 14 miles to Sanford International Airport, 22 miles to Daytona International Airport. The property has roadway frontage on a county maintained, paved road and has both water and electric on-site. It is Zoned Rural Agriculture A-2 Classification with the following improvements: 1,152 square ft Morton Outbuilding/ Shop, built in 2000, currently being used as storage for equipment. It has three large bays for parking and storage. 230 square ft concrete-floored Shed and Storage Building currently being used as tack/ feed room. 4,847 square ft Horse Barn contains eight (8) Interior Stalls, including three (3) Steel-gridded Stalls for stud horses and/ or those sweet little nippers, as well as four (4) Exterior In-paddock Run-ins and two (2) Foaling Stalls. The A-Frame Wooden Barn is fully enclosed, lighted, and has a clay sand floor perfect for groundwork and riding horses on rainy afternoons or in the evening serving as a small, covered riding arena. This parcel has a current Agriculture Classification, also known as Greenbelt, and is currently used as Pastureland for Cattle, but was previously an Equine Breeding Facility. Property is fenced and cross fenced in no-climb, woven wire. The pastures are a mixture of Bahia and native grasses. Additionally, Dutch clover has been planted in the back pastures for enhanced forage for both livestock and wildlife. This property is home to deer, bear, hawks, turkey, wood storks, cranes, egrets, bald eagles, woodpeckers, squirrels, and kites. While the back acreage lies within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, the front acreage does not. Subsurface, mineral, and other rights are intact. See attached Agriculture Classification Guidelines; See attached Survey. All Volusia County Staff Review Comments and Approvals available upon request. Not in city limits - No HOA - County trash services available. *Cattle, portable panels, feed bunks and liquid feed tanks Do Not Convey. Seller to Credit the Buyer at Closing $10,000

Property details

MLS
Stellar MLS
MLS #
MFRO6421547
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Status
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Days on market
56
On market date
July 1, 2026
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Lot size
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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1.51 mi away · Grades -1-5
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
4.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
507
Student:teacher ratio
13.0:1
District
VOLUSIA
Middle
GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL
3.91 mi away · Grades 6-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
2.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
1,047
Student:teacher ratio
19.4:1
District
VOLUSIA
High
DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL
3.54 mi away · Grades 9-12
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
2.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
1,706
Student:teacher ratio
20.8:1
District
VOLUSIA

Walkability

Blended score for LAKE HELEN's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

20
Very car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
6.5 / 20 -- Below average walkable
Google Places amenity density
0 / 100
Restaurants & cafes0
Grocery stores0
Parks0
Schools0
Transit stops0
Pharmacies0

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in LAKE HELEN, from live MLS data.

On the market 56 days -- 162 fewer days than LAKE HELEN's current average of 218 days.
For reference, the median list price across 50 active listings in LAKE HELEN right now is $327,000.

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$169,980 down
$679,920 loan
Principal & interest$4,410
Property tax (est.)$708
Home insurance (est.)$150

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