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Great grandpa, John Ackerman, designed the elegant two-story structure that would later be built by his son, John H. Ackerman in 1911. The house, on a 160 acre farm of rich, mid-western soil, would become "home" to four generations of Ackerman's.
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The five-bedroom home is currently undergoing extensive renovation
by family residents, John & Yvette Ackerman, son and daughter-in-law
of Clyde H. "Papa" Ackerman. This "work in progress," as Yvette often
describes it, 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 the
Ackerman 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), around a quaint wicker
setting. Entering from the east veranda, 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. |
