When we were restoring the main house (c.1826 listed in The National Register of Historic Places…ask about your free tour!) a neighbor came by and asked me if I knew about the old house down at the end of Greasy Creek road. Not knowing about this old place, he took me for a look see. We drove about two miles, parked the car and then hiked in through deep under brush. After a short time there and in a completely over grown setting, there emerged a period 1835 two story frame farm house. The main body of the house is only 18×22 feet with the second story staircase descending down and opening out on the front porch! Next to that door is the one that accesses the bottom floor. The interior walls are beautiful wide hand plained heart pine boards which have never been painted. I became immediately enchanted and, get this, the old house place has not been lived in since 1941, nor has never had modern wiring for electricity or plumbing! After a bit of research, we found that the house was built as a holiday house for some well to do folks that lived near by and also was a direct descendant of our own Ledbetter family who built our house.
That was all I needed. In June we set about separating the old house from it’s back addition, removed the roof, transported it and the addition to the farm and started a full restoration. Sounds simple doesn’t it? I wont go into the gory details here, but I would be happy to share the rest of the story for anyone who would like to know. Needless to say, I assure you it has been a long summer, but certainly worth every minute after seeing the end result. Complete with all the modern conveniences of our other cottages including the hot tub, a huge bathroom with two person shower and antique claw foot bath tub, it will be an opportunity for our guests to stay in an authentic early nineteenth century farm house. The cottage has a commanding view of the valley and hay fields beyond. This cottage will also accommodate two couples for those who would like to visit the farm with friends.
