The Farm House   /   The Family   /   The Fields

 

The elegant two-story home was built by
John H. Ackerman in 1911. It's nestled on
the family's 160 acre farm of rich, mid-
western soil and has been "home" to
five generations of Ackerman's.

The five-bedroom home has undergone extensive renovations by family
residents, John & Yvette Ackerman, son and daughter-in-law of Clyde H. "Papa"
Ackerman
(deceased) . The home
encompasses a comfortable, airy living room,
on the ground level (formally the parlor where "Papa" was born in 1914), inviting
a sunny view of the south and eastern yards and the brilliant mum garden. Wide,
double doors to the west open into the office/music room, shaded by the pine
and maple trees of the south and western yards.

Offering a view of the western fields, the spacious dining room is rich and warm
with history (and Yvette's generous southern cuisine), and is centered by a 16'
table where family and friends gather often for feast and fun.

Something hearty is always cooking or canning in the 'heart' of theAckerman
home. The family's busy, welcoming kitchen is flanked by a large walk-in pantry
on the west, a charming bath on the northeast corner, and mud room accessing
the northern fields. The kitchen's generous windows offer an eastern view off the
wide veranda, where summer birthday parties and quiet evenings are also shared
by family and friends (and any number of furry felines).

Entering from the east porch, the foyer transports you to an earlier era, when
the house was newly built, revealing rich wood and the original, marvelously
crafted banister, leading to the family's second floor bedrooms. From the south
porch, wicker and porch swings complete the comfortably homey scene,
presenting a view of the bordering southern fields beyond.

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