A barn in South Blue Hill, Maine, with links to the celebrated 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has been put up for sale at a seven-figure price. Known locally as the Henhouse, the four-storey former chicken coop was restored by Noel Paul Stookey — the "Paul" of the group — after he moved to the Blue Hill peninsula with his family in the mid-1970s, and it went on to become a hub for music, animation, radio, film and local artists. Though the Stookey family sold the property around three decades ago, it is credited with helping seed cultural activity in the area that continues today.

The 7,700-square-foot building at 515 Falls Bridge Road is currently listed for $1.125 million, and it stands out as a multi-unit apartment building in an area where rental options are scarce. Originally built as a chicken house in 1958, it was converted by Stookey into a professional studio and living quarters after he moved from New York City in 1974 with his wife, Betty Bannard, and three daughters. He recorded several Maine artists there, including singer-songwriter David Mallett, though it is unclear whether Peter, Paul and Mary themselves ever recorded in the Henhouse, with reports suggesting they may only have rehearsed there occasionally. Stookey, now the trio's sole surviving member following the deaths of Mary Travers in 2009 and Peter Yarrow in January, still lives in Blue Hill and is working on a memoir.