My home since November 1991
VIEWS OF 705 N. MAIN.
 south
side Dec '03 |
 southeast
view Dec '03 |
 view
from southwest property corner Dec '03 |
 northwest
view Dec '03. |
 west
view from across H highway, Dec. '03 |
 burning trash on 33' x 24'
slab |
 northview
from southeast corner |
 from southeast lot
corner |
 barn from northwest corner |
 view of 40 by 40 barn |
 mid property view from west |
 my frozen
farm pond Jan '03 |
Approximately 2200 sq ft living
space,
1 1/2 stories, three regular size upstairs bedrooms and a small one for
a baby, storage or add a bathroom. Heat to the upstairs was via an
inwall chimney for a wood stove. There only two electrical outlets
upstairs. Large kitchen, one bath with tub and shower and laundry room at
far
eastern end of kitchen. Total area is 35' by 15 ft = 525 sq
ft.
Three downstairs rooms with a 15'
x 15' = 229 sq ft central room. Northwest room 14' x 15' = 210 sq ft
minus
12 sq ft closet . Southwest room 15' north to south x 12.5' =
187.5
sq ft. plus a 13 sq ft closet under the stairway. Southeast room
13' east to west by 15'2" = 196 sq ft.
There is a 100 sq ft utility room off the kitchen, sort of a shed addition attached to the house which contains the natural gas heater and from which there is a door to the cellar and one to the backyard. It has three windows with full sun exposure, a good place to start plants.
TOTAL FIRST FLOOR= 1450 sq ft.
The front porch is 14' X 7' = 98 sq ft
SECOND FLOOR, three rooms have north and south windows just above floor level due to the partially gabled ceilings. All have doors, the corridor has two cubby hole closets and the three large rooms have varying forms of clothes storage.
Southeast room, 15 ' north to south by 12' = 180 sq ft with windows on the south and full size on the east. One dual plub outlet in the center of the floor.
Southwest room: 15' north to south, 10'4" east to west= 154.5 sq ft with full size window to the west and smaller to north and south.
Northwest room: 13' by 12'= 156 sq ft with small windows north and south and full size to the west.
Center east room, 15.5' x 9' = 139.5 sq ft, with gabled ceiling with full window on north side beside brick chimney covered with plaster: One overhead light fixture. Crawl through door leads to empty attic storage space and access to house wiring over the kitchen extension.
Stairway is enclosed with a door to center room, open at the second floor with a 31.75" wide corridor 17 ft going to the north rooms. total = 43.6 sq ft.
Second floor living space total 630 sq ft
Total square footage of approximately 2100 sq. ft.
House retains five exterior doors
plus
one covered off the front open porch and one via a shed addition to the
rear off the kitchen.
Central forced air, Friedrich
natural
gas fed furnace in that addition with ducting under the floor to the
all
the firsts floor rooms. There is an eight foot deep cemented cellar
under
the central room.
The south side and northwest rooms have 4 ft crawl space under them
with cement floors, About half the kitchen extension has a 6
foot deep dirt floor with a sump pump, the other half has a 4
foot crawl space with a dirt floor
Electrical
was upgraded in about 1976, 220 being supplied to the water heater and
stove. A gas stove could easily be added to the kitchen. I have
done and had an electrician do significant improvements to the
electrical system. Also in 2005 nearly all the plumbing
lines were replaced along with a new poddy and water heater.
All except kitchen was carpeted
when I bought in '91. It appears all
floors except kitchen extension are groove hard wood tongue in
groove.
2002 real property tax = $257.33.
My
only real estate property tax. As a qualifying senior, $197 of that was
rebated. $194 of it was support of the Mt. Vernon School District.
Fire protection district is an
additional
$40 annually.
I am on the Village of Freistatt
water
system. The minimum monthly charge is $10 for 1000 gallons. There is an
old well behind the house from which one could
probably extract garden/yard water.
I have a septic system, giving no
problems.
There is no mortgage on the
property.
I paid it off in 1998.
466 ft highway frontage on Main
Street which is state letter Highway H.
Annual average daily traffic volume on H for the year 2000 was 2578. By
2006 that had increased to 4604 with 370 of that being trucks. To see
the Traffic Volume Maps go to the State
Highway website to Safety then select Traffic Volume Maps.
I am located outside the village
limit
in Lawrence County, therefore no planning/zoning restrictions other
than
for a new septic system.
4 acres fenced in excellent fescue
pasture for neighbors 35 head of angus/hereford.
For $6400 I had a totally new shingle
roof put on in
'95. They removed 3 to 4 layers of asphalt shingles.
November 2002 I added a new 30"
electric range to the kitchen. Galaxy Model 790.60201 from Sears,
Aurora MO. The 220 outlet was already in.
I use a Maytag washer I bought new in
1981 and a Frigidaire Deluxe clothes dryer I got in a trade for the gas
one I brought from California. There is a very large set of
clothes lines on the south side between heavy welded iron pipe so I use
the old dryer sparingly.
I have a 17.2 cu ft GE TBF17DB
refrigerator with freezer compartment and an ice maker I have never
used. I got it from an appliance dealer in 1992 and I think he said it
was 3 years old then.
The house was all steel sided in the
late 70's. It is Alcoa AS8NT, White 8" wide, pieces are
12'6" long. I bought some additional pieces in '93. The nomenclature
was Legacy Series Steel Siding, PVC Striated Finish.
I have a separate illustrated page relating the history and planting of my trees .
Joplin MO Globe, August 17, 2003
report
on the Ernte Fest, held on the Lions club 40 acres directly across H
highway
from my property
.
Ernte Fest held in Freistatt
By Chris Roberts
Globe Staff Writer
FREISTATT, Mo. - Bob Stuevens was handing out "I love to Polka!" cards instead of business cards at this weekend's Ernte Fest in Freistatt, Mo.
He and his wife, Margene, weren't the only ones enjoying the once-a-year chance to strut their stuff on the dance floor. Thousands of polka dancers and general enthusiasts of German culture donned lederhosen, traditional German dresses and alpine hats in celebration of all things German for the 30th annual festival. The festival is held every year in Freistatt.
Ernte Fest means "harvest festival" and was started in 1973 by the many residents of German ancestry in the Freistatt area. Each year, the Freistatt Lions Club hosts the event to help remind people of their German heritage and to raise funds for various organizations the club supports.
German beer, bratwurst and sauerkraut were readily available at the festival as the main way of raising funds. Deborah Schoen, public relations director for the event, said the Lions Club sold 765 meals Friday night, 165 more than last year. Normally, the organization sells more than 1,000 meals and gets quite a bit of its money from the beer garden.
"We had a lot of people," Schoen said. "The parking lot was packed, and we had quite a few go through the bier garten. We have a German beer this year."
Dave and Jane Friggle, who drove from Branson for the event, were anxious to get a plateful of the German food Saturday night.
"This is quite an event," said Dave Friggle, who was at the festival for the first time. "We like German food and music, and we figured this would be a good way to spend a Saturday evening."
Bob Senninger, a member of the Lions Club, said meeting people and enjoying German culture is what draws so many every year.
"We enjoy the music and watching all the people," Senninger said. "So many come through and it's fun to watch and see what they are going to wear and do to have fun."
Heidy Cox and Christa Rice are two friends who go all out for Ernte Fest. Both moved to the area from Germany in the early 1960s and have attended the festival since it began 30 years ago.
"In Germany they don't have music like this anymore," Rice said. "It's more like American rock and roll now. By coming out here, we get to be German for a night before we have to go back to work on Monday."
The two were wearing the traditional German dresses they've had for years, and twirled each another for a quick polka dance when they heard a song they liked.
"We have to keep the tradition up," Cox said. "We like the music and we like the people, but I make my own bratwurst and sauerkraut. I have good brats."
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