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A grand kitchen with elegant lighting, a six-burner stove and spectacular views is the heart of the Breidenbach home.
The Home of Their Dreams
A local chiropractic duo has made their perfect house a reality. BY HEIDI OVERSON | PHOTOS BY HAZEL MEDIA LLC
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octors Ben and Amy Breidenbach knew what kind of house they wanted to build, and they knew right where they wanted to build it—directly across the highway from the home they’d lived in for years. But there was one problem: Someone else owned the coveted parcel. The Breidenbachs and their four children had been waiting patiently in a house they had outgrown when their realtor, Michael Peterson, called them with the news. “The owner was undecided about whether he wanted to sell or not,” says Amy. “When he came to the decision to move forward, boy, did we jump!” The couple teamed up with longtime friend and builder Tim Adamson from Adamson Construction in Mindoro and Deb Kees from Kees Architecture in La Crosse to design a beautiful 6,000-square-foot home with pretty much every imaginable feature— including a gymnasium. The family started moving in on New Year’s Eve 2019.
In their home located between Onalaska and Holmen, just off Wisconsin Highway 35, the Breidenbachs enjoy the beauty of nature, the convenience of highway access and prairie views with jawdropping sunsets from the west-facing windows. FULL OF FEATURES AND FAMILY Featured in the 2020 La Crosse Area Builders Association’s Parade of Homes, the home is very large, but all that space was filled in quickly with everything cozy—from welcoming furnishings and wall décor to a Hot Spring sauna, hot tub and swim spa. Add four active children, two dogs, four cats, fish and a turtle, and it’s a full house. “We’ve never felt like it is too big,” says Amy. “We think it’s absolutely perfect. The kids are always entertaining friends here, and we love having the room and seeing them enjoy the amenities.” Two of the home’s biggest attractions are its weight room and gymnasium, which measures three-quarters of a high school basketball court and is attached to one side of the house.
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