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Hullett schoolhouse
now noteworthy hotne
What used to be school for 30 to 40 Hullett
towns* students is now home fer John and
GwenPatterson ante their scat, Jason,
• The Pattersons purchased - number-
Uullett school back in 1972 from a contractor.
When they took over the property the old
schook bell tower 1,y, on the front lawn. On
the way downstali'cS e names of many of the..
stndents etnikl, still • e seen etched in the
brick.
The contractor had done some renovations
before the Pattersons ,bought the school.
According to Mr. Patterson, the contractor
had put in most of the partitions and changed
the kitchen doors. He also lowered the roof
two feet and made a few window changes.
"We took out a window and made a patio,
°and opened up the ceiling and put a bedroom
in the attic. We also installed a bathroom in
the basement," Mr. Patterson says.
The Pattersons also improved the weeping
bed and septi e tank system and landscaped
the grounds.When they Moved in, the
driveway was right around the house and first
base and home plate were still ' intact,
° according to Mrs. Patterson.
°They have transformed what was a one
7'00,01 School house to .a three level home
co101ete with three bedrooms, two: hath?
moth'
s a living mom, a den, rec-room and an
office.
Although it took them ten years and over
$39,900., the ° renovation was Writ Mr.
Patterson sAysz, -
"The big 'dung is you have to have a good
building tostart vdth. We did and that's a big
plus. Some of the buildings that people buy
areshabby and it wouldn't matter how much
money or work that you put into them," Mr.
Patterson says.
When the Pattersons started working on
the house they- were happy that the three
layer brick building had a sound foundation
and a furnace that did not need replacing.
The original furnace, installed w 1927, is still
heating the house today.
The Pattersons have done wondrs with
the 58 -year-old structure. It's hard to believe
SS No. 1 Hullett hasn't always been a family
home.
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FROM SCHOOLHOUSE TO HOME.-- This renuvated schoolhouse in Hullett township Is the
home of John and Gwen Patterson and their s.unJesurt. It took the Pattersons over 10 years and
$30,000 to complete 'the -house the way they want it. Sp photos page 20.
. ' . (Mowatt photo)
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