The most recent owners were Sparky and Blanch Dawson. Several neighbors stopped to share with us stories of Sparky and what the farm used to be. It was a full fledged working farm up through the 80's. Sparky had a working saw mill up on top of the hill and a lot of folks worked for him on and off over the years.
At some point they transitioned the farm and created a camp ground just below the house and it was a popular attraction in the area.
Sparky died several years ago and Blanch sold the house and surrounding property to a developer. The agreement that was made was that she could live in the house up until her death and then the house would turn over to him. She moved out of the house last May and that is when the house went on the market. She just passed several months ago after living most of her life on the property. Folks said that she was an amazing cook and quite the hostess. I definitely got a flavor for her cooking after scrubbing the kitchen for several days. The knobby pine cabinets are one of my favorite things about the house.
Before I scrubbed my guts out:
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| notice nasty grease |
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| entire scope before |
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| pretty excited about how they turned out |
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| so fresh and so clean, okay not quite, but so much better than before |
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