If these walls could talk, what an amazing story they’d tell. Of births and deaths, successes and failures. But mostly, historic preservation is the story of family.
The Adaptive Life Farm Homestead was originally built in the 1920s, but the old Radiant general store was added to the home in the 1980s and dates back to the 19th century. A renovation in the 1980s saw all of the original windows and interior woodwork removed and covered with siding. These types of renovations were not uncommon in the mid to late 20th century. Updating rather than preserving homes was the tune of the time, and a lot of American history was lost to the beat of “progress.”
Fortunately, the structure of the home has remained sound, and we are continually working to restore many features of the home. The property itself includes many outbuildings on nearly ten acres. Once a sprawling horse farm, parcels of land were sold off in the mid to late 20th century. We are working with neighbors to get our home and three other homes on our street listed as National Historic Sites.