Anything but cookie cutter.
I don’t normally write about my listings on this blog. I figure if you all are looking for a house, you know where to go and reading about a house on my blog probably will only send some readers away…but, I am going to post about one of my listings today.
A little history…
In the late 1800′s Mr. Clint Budd homesteaded land in the Halls Ferry district. He became blind later in life and had no family to care for him. Mr. Ed Croisan, the county sheriff, was appointed his guardian. When Mr. Budd died, Mr. Croisan donated 1.5 acres of land to be used for a school. Before 1917, the children of Halls Ferry walked to Roberts school. When the land was donated, a one room school was built at Halls Ferry Station. They called it Riverview then Riverdale, and then later it was changed it to Halls Ferry after a boiler that was supposed to go to Riverside ended up at Riverdale. Too confusing!
Around 1939, the school needed to expand and a primary room was built from the old woodshed and the one room school house became two. Later a kitchen, bathrooms, and electricity were added. I’m glad they added those last two. When the students were merged with Schirle school the building was sold and became the Roberts Community Church. Now, it is a residence, and is up for sale.
The sellers of this house are such wonderful people that they are allowing the Halls Ferry Class Reunion to rent their home for a few hours for the reunion. This is just one of those houses that you have to see. The video is down below, but the grandness of the open living and dining room…which of course was the one room school house, is impressive. For the history buffs out there, if you know anyone that would love the thought of living in a piece of history…the old Halls Ferry school is up for sale and have them call me.
You can call this house anything but cookie cutter.
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