Experience La Vista Farm
Located in the heart of horse country, Bourbon County, Paris, Kentucky, La Vista Farm is a 150-acre farm with a rich history dating back to the late 1700s.
About La Vista Farm
Our Story
Dating back to the early settlers of Bourbon County, the farm was originally established as a homestead by Jacob Tevebaugh Sr. for growing crops such as tobacco, corn, and cotton, along with raising livestock, mainly cattle and sheep.
Today, La Vista Farm focuses on preserving its rich history and restoring the land to serve multiple purposes: hay production, crops, livestock, horses, and a wildlife preserve.
We purchased the farm on October 4, 2024, and started working immediately. We mowed the entire property, repaired the dam, uncovered the historic cemetery, and began clearing decades of debris from around the farm.
The Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation and the Heritage Council visited us in November 2024 and again in February 2025. They are assisting with documenting and preserving the historic cemetery, Tevebaugh House, and the 9-pole tobacco barn.
In February 2024, we began stripping the old Tevebaugh House down to the logs, only to find significant termite damage, rotten logs, and an unstable substructure. We are at a crossroads as to the next steps.
In early spring 2025, we sprayed the whole property to control weeds and prepare for our first hay season. We stocked the farm pond and posted duck boxes. We created two wildlife feeding stations with regular corn and mineral blocks.
Today, we are producing over 500 roll bales of hay from this first crop, and we have a lively wildlife presence that keeps us entertained and happy!
Experience La Vista Farm
Videos
HAY PRODUCTION
La Vista Farm produces over 500 4'x5' hay bale rolls twice a year. The hay is a quality blend of fescue, bluegrass, and orchard grass.
STOCKED POND
It's feeding time! A nearly 2-acre spring-fed pond is well stocked with bluegill, redear sunfish, and channel catfish. We are planning to stock grass-eating carp and largemouth bass in the spring of 2026.
WILD LIFE PRESERVE
The 150-acre La Vista Farm is full of wildlife. Trail cams have captured images of bucks, deer, fawns, raccoons, possums, coyotes, blue herons, mallard ducks, skunks, and more. The fun never ends!
GREEN CREEK
Green Creek runs from west to east across the back 30 acres of the property. During spring and rainy seasons, it can flow with a significant amount of water.
Pre-Sale Videos (7-25-2024)
Initial Drive-through - Long Video (7-25-2024)
This unedited 8-minute video is the first time we visited the farm and is recorded from the front gate to the back of the property. It’s not the best camera work, but it shows the original condition of the farm when we bought it.
Initial Drive-through (7-25-2024)
The condition of the farm was quite overgrown when we visited it for the first time, with lots of tall weeds and Johnson Grass throughout the fields.
Coyotes (9-3-2024)
Never in short supply... these coyotes were surprised to see us on their property!
Video Archives
Discovering the historic Tevebough Cemetery (10-9-2024)
While zero turn mowing a "rocky" area of an old cattle pasture, a headstone was discovered... followed by many more over the next several months. This was the Tevebough (aka Tevebaugh) family cemetery. Nearly a dozen headstones have been found, and many stone markers.
Time to Start Mowing (10-7-2024)
Case IH Maxxum 140 tractor with Woods 20' batwing mower!
First Mowing (10-7-2024)
Case IH Maxxum 140 tractor with 20' batwing mower
9-Pole Tobacco Barn (10-3-2024)
Old 9-pole tobacco barn damaged by windstorm
Great Blue Heron (10-12-2024)
This guy is always hanging around the creek and the pond. Glad to have him... but please don't eat all of my newly stocked pond fish!
Dam Repair (10-14-2024)
One of the first projects after purchasing the farm was to repair the leaking dam.
Seale Harbour Farm (10-16-2024)
For four generations, the Seale family operated the Seale Harbour Farm. We changed the name to La Vista on Escondida, which translates to "the Hidden View." We think this name is perfectly suited for the farm.
First Attempt to Start Old Farm Truck (10-16-2024)
It's a good thing the key cylinder was sticking... I was able to turn it on and spray in the starter fluid.
Old Farm Truck (11-1-2024)
Sunken into the ground next to the old home, this 1986 Dodge Ram W150 was heading to the junk yard. That is, until I bought a cheap battery from Walmart and, along with some starter fluid, was able to crank over the motor. $11,000 later in repairs and a good clean-up, the truck is back in action and will be part of the La Vista Farm legacy for a long time to come. And only 49,000 original miles!
Full Pond (12-29-2024)
After heavy Fall rains, the pond filled up quickly. A welcome Christmas present, and the new dam worked perfectly.
Bring in the Bulldozers! (2-4-2025)
Excavating and cleaning up around the old Tevebaugh House.
Early Morning at the Pond (2-15-2025)
Early morning in February and the deer are hungry.
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