Historical Home Tour Planned Saturday
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Historical Home Tour Planned Saturday
By Vicki [email protected]
Sponsored by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, four of the seven homes are in Warsaw. They are Ron and Nancy Dircks, 610 N. Lake St.; Miller's Health Systems corporate office, 1690 S. County Farm Road; Sharon Sucec, 2201 S. County Farm Road; and Brian and Liz Parker, 2313 S. County Farm Road.
The three homes in Winona Lake are the Chestnut House B&B, 806 Chestnut St.; Jim and Jennifer Lancaster, 907 Sunday Lane; and Brad and Deb Bishop, 909 Sunday Lane.
The Dirck's home was built in 1910. When Mike and Sue Gill bought it in the early 1980s, they added on and lived there until 2006. Dircks bought it in 2007 and have preserved it as much as possible. The back porch faces Center Lake, making for a beautiful view.
Miller's Merry Manor corporate office was formerly the Kosciusko County working farm for the homeless. They would assist with raising livestock and farming in return for a place to live. Any excess crops would be sold to the public.
It was built in 1895, but not lived in until 1896.
In 1897, the back half of the building was burned down from a malfunction of the heating system in the basement. It was rebuilt the next year.
In 1963, the Miller family bought it, and in 1964 it became the original Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home.
When Sharon Sucec bought her 1860 Creek Revival I in the summer of 1997, she wanted to keep it as close to period design as possible, which meant removing all the '60s-decor from the home. The back half of the house was removed in 1910 and rebuilt. She opened up the kitchen ceiling to the original nine feet and covered it in tin. There's still some original woodwork along with an estimated 70 percent of the old wavy glass panes.
When the Parkers bought their home in August 2008, they gutted the inside. So when they are asked when their house was built, they say the outside was built in 1890 and the inside in 2008. While gutting the walls they found a dress pattern made of newspaper dated 1891, which they have framed.
The Chestnut House B&B, a Princess Anne-style home, was built in 1906 and renovated to create four guest suites. Decorated with early 20th-century style furnishings, it remains true to its historic appearance and beauty.
The Bishops home, which they have resided in for four years, was originally a six-bedroom boarding house called the Baldwin. It was built in 1897, but wasn't established until 1901. Deb Bishop said there are still shadows of numbers on the doors of the bedrooms. A sign reading "Apartments for Rent" hangs in their master bedroom, which was the caretaker's room.
You may visit the sites in any order you want.
The price of tickets are $12 for adults and may be purchased from the Kosciusko County Historical Society, Warsaw Community Development Corp., the Chamber of Commerce (Warsaw and Syracuse), CVB or at any home on the tour.
The rain date will be Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
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Sponsored by the Kosciusko County Historical Society, four of the seven homes are in Warsaw. They are Ron and Nancy Dircks, 610 N. Lake St.; Miller's Health Systems corporate office, 1690 S. County Farm Road; Sharon Sucec, 2201 S. County Farm Road; and Brian and Liz Parker, 2313 S. County Farm Road.
The three homes in Winona Lake are the Chestnut House B&B, 806 Chestnut St.; Jim and Jennifer Lancaster, 907 Sunday Lane; and Brad and Deb Bishop, 909 Sunday Lane.
The Dirck's home was built in 1910. When Mike and Sue Gill bought it in the early 1980s, they added on and lived there until 2006. Dircks bought it in 2007 and have preserved it as much as possible. The back porch faces Center Lake, making for a beautiful view.
Miller's Merry Manor corporate office was formerly the Kosciusko County working farm for the homeless. They would assist with raising livestock and farming in return for a place to live. Any excess crops would be sold to the public.
It was built in 1895, but not lived in until 1896.
In 1897, the back half of the building was burned down from a malfunction of the heating system in the basement. It was rebuilt the next year.
In 1963, the Miller family bought it, and in 1964 it became the original Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home.
When Sharon Sucec bought her 1860 Creek Revival I in the summer of 1997, she wanted to keep it as close to period design as possible, which meant removing all the '60s-decor from the home. The back half of the house was removed in 1910 and rebuilt. She opened up the kitchen ceiling to the original nine feet and covered it in tin. There's still some original woodwork along with an estimated 70 percent of the old wavy glass panes.
When the Parkers bought their home in August 2008, they gutted the inside. So when they are asked when their house was built, they say the outside was built in 1890 and the inside in 2008. While gutting the walls they found a dress pattern made of newspaper dated 1891, which they have framed.
The Chestnut House B&B, a Princess Anne-style home, was built in 1906 and renovated to create four guest suites. Decorated with early 20th-century style furnishings, it remains true to its historic appearance and beauty.
The Bishops home, which they have resided in for four years, was originally a six-bedroom boarding house called the Baldwin. It was built in 1897, but wasn't established until 1901. Deb Bishop said there are still shadows of numbers on the doors of the bedrooms. A sign reading "Apartments for Rent" hangs in their master bedroom, which was the caretaker's room.
You may visit the sites in any order you want.
The price of tickets are $12 for adults and may be purchased from the Kosciusko County Historical Society, Warsaw Community Development Corp., the Chamber of Commerce (Warsaw and Syracuse), CVB or at any home on the tour.
The rain date will be Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
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