Rural Life in an Elegant Setting
THIS historic brick building was built in 1880 and once served as a stage stop for the mail carriers who rode ponies across southern Iowa from Kansas City, Missouri to Omaha, Nebraska. It is also reputed to have been a hideout for the liquor runners who were always one step ahead of the temperance movement's organizations. This group of citizens' anti-liquor work led to Prohibition and bathtub gin.
The closest town, which is two miles east and on the other side of the interstate highway, is like many rural Iowa towns, just a quiet bedroom community. It still has its own post office and community center, but the locals gather at either at the casino just 11 miles north or at small neighboring taverns that give the area character.
Set on ten acres of rolling farm land, the house is surrounded by porches on all four sides, with three connecting to include a private garden area, a large south-facing deck, and an enclosed hot tub area. The front porch faces north and faces a breathless view of open farm land.
The East Porch is enclosed with a privacy fence and two gates. Inside, this gravel yard has a hot tub and space for a pool. The gravel driveway leads up from the road and turns into a u-shaped walk and back to a second gravel driveway on the west side of the house.
The West Porch faces a small fenced garden area with bird houses and feeders. Hummingbirds, goldfinches, bluebirds, and butterflies brighten your morning coffee time.
The South Deck faces the acreage including a walnut grove and the start of a vine garden area in the shade of the trees. In the distance, the stocked pond can be seen, too!
