A landscape with history of its own.
Long before Keene Preserve, this land was already part of the story of Kentucky farm and horse country.
The land came first.
Before its next chapter, this property was known as Cave Spring Farm.
At 3555 Keene Road, the farm encompassed approximately 744.52 acres and had been used for horses, cropland and cattle. Its working landscape included large fields, 18 paddocks, converted tobacco barns and 61 horse stalls.
The farm also included a historic residence whose original stone portion dates to the 1790s — a physical reminder that the history of this land reaches back more than two centuries.
A history of water and refuge.
The community surrounding the farm has carried the name Keene for generations.
Historical records trace the village to the early nineteenth century, when it was first known as North Liberty. By the middle of that century, the community had taken the name Keene.
Around the same period, a white sulphur spring in Keene became locally known for its mineral water. The Keene Springs Hotel developed around it and became a summer destination for visitors seeking rest and the health benefits then attributed to the spring.
Horses were already part of the landscape.
Cave Spring Farm was not simply open acreage. It was an active agricultural property with substantial equestrian infrastructure already woven into the land.
Historical property records describe the farm as being used for horses, cropland and cattle. Its equestrian facilities included 18 paddocks, five converted tobacco barns, 61 stalls, an outdoor arena, a round pen and an equiciser.
Those details help explain the character of the property today: long pasture views, working barns, established farm lanes and a landscape shaped by generations of agricultural use.
The story continues differently now.
Keene Preserve is being shaped as an intimate hospitality retreat on the historic farm.
The next chapter centers on eight private cottages, the existing farm landscape, horses, gathering spaces and experiences designed around the pace of the property itself.
Rather than replacing the character already here, the goal is to build upon it — preserving the sense of arrival, the openness of the land and the agricultural identity that have defined the property for generations.
Explore The FarmSome places begin with a plan. Keene began with the land.
Come see what the land has become.
Stay among the pastures, horses and historic landscape that continue to shape Keene today.
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