Digging the basement for Henry and Helen Schurter home. Ted Ertmoed built the house.
Very typical 4 bedroom brick home of the era. Full basement with a cut stone fireplace in the basement. Kitchen was fairly large except the eating area was a bit cramped for the 6 of us. Two car garage you entered from the side street. Dad also owned the lot behind the house where, for years, they had a large garden. House was typical of the booming middle class during the Eisenhower years. In the view living room is to the right of entrance, to the left is the window in Carol's bedroom and beside it was the window into Mom and Dad's bedroom. Jim and I spent a couple of years in the back corner bedroom together while Charles had a bedroom to himself. Bathroom, stairway to attic and the kitchen finished the main floor. Basement had a large room, the "furnace room" where there was a large pantry, bathroom with just a shower and the room with washer (later a washer and dryer), sink and freezer. I remember Dad and Uncle Jesse cleaning a lot of fish in this room. A really nice breezeway connected the house to the garage. The house also had an attic fan for those hot, humid summer nights before everyone had central air conditioning. Side yard to the south (house faced east) was nice and for several years the next door lot was vacant. Next post will have the clearing of that lot.
Digging the basement for Henry and Helen Schurter home. Ted Ertmoed built the house.
Very typical 4 bedroom brick home of the era. Full basement with a cut stone fireplace in the basement. Kitchen was fairly large except the eating area was a bit cramped for the 6 of us. Two car garage you entered from the side street. Dad also owned the lot behind the house where, for years, they had a large garden. House was typical of the booming middle class during the Eisenhower years. In the view living room is to the right of entrance, to the left is the window in Carol's bedroom and beside it was the window into Mom and Dad's bedroom. Jim and I spent a couple of years in the back corner bedroom together while Charles had a bedroom to himself. Bathroom, stairway to attic and the kitchen finished the main floor. Basement had a large room, the "furnace room" where there was a large pantry, bathroom with just a shower and the room with washer (later a washer and dryer), sink and freezer. I remember Dad and Uncle Jesse cleaning a lot of fish in this room. A really nice breezeway connected the house to the garage. The house also had an attic fan for those hot, humid summer nights before everyone had central air conditioning. Side yard to the south (house faced east) was nice and for several years the next door lot was vacant. Next post will have the clearing of that lot.
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