Photo 19-LPR-3

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If I am correct this is my Great Grandparents farm, which is still owned by the Keller family. My great Grandfather I do believe built the house and the small house off to the side was for the newlywed children of the family. My grandparents lived there when they were newlyweds. The Keller family are all masons, hence the ample use of brick in the construction. I was out there for the first time in 20 some years just 2 yrs ago. They have added a barn to the property and have added a big deck on back.

A lot has change with this farm in the last 44 years. This 74 acer farm was owned by my wife's grandfather John H Keller and I am not sure what year he purchased it. The original house was a 2 story wood frame home and was located where the large brick house in the photo is sitting. John built the small brick house and lived in it for sometime. The older wood frame house was removed and the large brick home was built on the site of the original home in 1957. The small house was going to be a office for John H Keller and Sons Masonry business but was used as a rental home instead. Many of the Keller family members have lived in the small house. After John retired the farm was sold to John Jr. and Richard (Dick) Keller. Dick lived on the farm until his death August 2006. After the death of Dick the farm was split and it is now owned by Larry A & Terri Keller Swihart and John Keller Jr.. John Jr. owns the smaller house and the land to the east and south and Terri and I own the larger house and the field West of the house and the woods to the West and South/West part of the original farm. The barn pictured is no longer there and we built a barn in the field north of the large brick house. The large house was totally remodeled and a large deck was built on the Eastside of the house

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