School House at Acorn Hollow
Em and Al Byrnes built this house in the early 1930s, as a place to retire from running their “resort” up the road. Their gardens surrounding the house were both beautiful and bountiful. They left it to Clive and Jessie Adams upon their passing in 1951. It has been used as a fishing cabin, staff housing…. and for 17 years, a “necessary small school” house for the four Adams children, and the kids from the surrounding area. The name Acorn Hollow was coined from the walls of the house…. filled to over-flowing with acorns from the resident Acorn Woodpeckers.
Located a quarter of a mile or so down the road from the main farm area, the house is nestled into an area surrounded by oak trees. It has a covered front porch, large living room, a tiny office/writing room, two bedrooms (each with a queen bed), bathroom, and a generous farm kitchen. A propane grill and outdoor table sit outside, with a fire circle close by for times of the year when outdoor fires are allowed. Heat for the house comes from a giant wood stove.
Adjacent to the house is the “Blue Motel,” a 40 foot container with a covered porch, divided into three separate bedrooms, each with a queen bed. Two tiny cabins can be added if more rooms are needed. Across the way, a stand-alone shower house, with toilet, sink, dressing room and shower.
This compound is perfect for a few friends or an extended family…. Holidays, weekends, celebrations….. Need even more space? Think farmhouse rooms or another of the houses on the farm.
