VanNatta family and home. Pre addition

The home currently inhabited was built in 1904. It is a typical three-story farmhouse of the era. Its foundation is rough cut limestone and contains a cement floored basement area.

The fist level had a parlor in the Southeast corner, a family area to the northeast and a cooking/dining area to the west. A “Summer Kitchen” was located unattached the main home in the backyard. This was a place to do cooking, canning and other food preparatory work during the summers to help keep the living quarters cooler. The second story consisted of three bedrooms. There was no bathroom at this time. The third story consisted of attic space.

	Building addition to home. 1910s

An addition to the west portion of the home was constructed during the 1910s. The addition included a larger basement area, a new kitchen and pantry on the lower level, two bedrooms in the second story and more attic space on the third.

A back porch was added during the addition and the front porch was lengthened. With the addition of the house came indoor water and a bathroom. A large wooden tub was placed in the attic to store the water for the home's use. The water was pumped into the tub from the well. The well was pumped by wind power, gas engine power and then electricity.

The addition foundation is a mixture of cement and mine tailings. The original exterior is wood siding and the present day slate siding was added possibly in 1930s. Minor remodeling has been done since the addition; remodeling the front porch, joining the 2 west bedrooms into one, adding an attic stairway, remodeling the kitchen area, and the lowering of some of the high ceilings.