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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