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A rebuilt 1970s cottage in Omena, a re-purposed church and a four-story post and beam barn home overlooking the peninsula are part of the Northport Home Tour. In all, five homeowners will open their doors and let people take a look at their unique homes in the annual tour, a Northport Women’s Club event that raises money for local young people, from preschoolers to high school graduates. The tour will take place next Wednesday, July 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available from all Northport Women’s Club members, as well as from The Business Helper in Suttons Bay, Leelanau Books in Leland, Tamarack Gallery in Omena, Dolls and More in Northport and Anchor Cottages in Suttons Bay. Tickets are also available at each home on the day of the tour. Docents will be in all the homes to direct tour-goers and to answer any questions, said Rita Lecy, president of the Northport Women’s Club. The tour has been going on for about 10 years and has always been popular, Lecy said. “People like to see the different
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• Farrell Home, 615 N. Warren St., Northport — When Marjorie and Walt Farrell walked into the former St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church in Northport, they knew they were home. The couple, who moved to the area in 2011, had long wanted to live in a repurposed church, library or schoolhouse. And St. Gertrude’s fit the bill. The church was purchased by Gertrude Lord in 1978, who remodeled it to live in. Many of the original details, such as the hardwood floors and painted tin panels on the ceiling, were kept. A choir loft at the steeple entrance was added, as was a kitchen and loft sleeping area. The Farrells have not made any major changes to the house and use the 16-foot tall rooms to display their extensive art, tapestry and photography collection. The choir loft is used to display some unusual musical instruments, with windows that soar up into the living space, providing natural lighting for all of the couple’s collections. • Marjoras Home, 1000 Rudy Dr., Northport — Built in 2001 by Barbara and Themie Marjoras, this barn home
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THE MAJORAS HOME, built on a 10-acre hillside parcell, has a barn design that fits in well with its pastoral surroundings.
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It was very cold with about three feet of snow on the ground when Marjorie and Walt Farrell first walked into their Northport home, the former St. Gertrude Catholic Church. Even so, sunlight was streaming through the eight-foot-tall windows, lighting the interior of the church-turned-home with a sense of peace and serenity. The Farrells knew they were home. “When we walked in everything was like it should be,” Marjorie said. “We love Northport, we love the area and we love the house.” That was in April 2011. Since then, the couple has done some landscaping and added some bookshelves that act to partition off a foyer, some office space and a small reading area that holds a futon for overnight guests. The house is also full of their collections of Inuit prints, sculptures, photography, masks and Gamelan instruments for Walt’s Indonesian music hobby. Though the Farrells have always wanted to live in a former schoolhouse, library or church, they’ve spent all of their 28 married years in pretty standard housing. The closest they ever came to living in a home with a different original mission was when they rented a duplex purchased by a policeman in an auction. The decrepit house, held together by a few nails and a shingle or two, had apparently once been a stage coach stop and tavern. But unlike their present home, it had no visible signs of its past life, said Walt, a retired computer programmer for IBM. Marjorie is originally from Washington; Walt was born in Traverse City. As a child he lived all over the country, though he attended elementary school in Empire and Glen Arbor. His mother was born in Northport and when his parents retired, they made Northport their home. The Farrells spent a lot of time with them and decided to also move to the area. Their one bedroom, 1,100-squarefoot former church has its challenges. There’s no garage and there are fewer closets, though the closets they do have are fairly good sized, Walt said. The couple had to downsize when they moved in. “There’s a lot more room for books and art, but still not quite enough,” Walt said. Some of their things are in storage. Some they just decided they didn’t need. “When choosing between a sculpture and an extra couch, we left the extra couch,” said Marjorie, a retired photographer and photo researcher. It is also impossible for one of them to watch television or talk on the phone if the other one is listening to music.
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THE FARRELL Home is the former St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church in Northport. Glen Arbor. While here, Todd and Beth would drive to different areas of the county, still dreaming of owning a piece of it. In 2008 they began searching for that special place and when they walked up the driveway they knew they had found their home. The house was built in 2005 using engineered 2 by 4’s throughout. The landscaping was later updated and a fire pit installed; the Hooglands can now watch the sun go down on the lake while sitting beside a campfire.
Couple at peace in old church Continued from Page 3 But even that has its positive side. “The acoustics are excellent. We can sit in any part of the house and whisper to each other,� Walt said. There is also the fact that “everybody in town knows where we live,� Marjorie said. “People stop us all the time at the grocery store and tell us, ‘We got married in your house,’ or ‘Our children were Christened in your house,’ or ‘I was an altar boy in your house.’� But the 16-foot-high ceilings cov-
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• Hoogland Home, 11907 N. Foxview Dr., Northport — The home of Beth and Todd Hoogland is perched over Lake Michigan, giving them a spectacular view. The couple first visited the Leelanau area more than 25 years ago. They weren’t yet married, but fell in love with the county and talked about having a home here someday. About 15 years ago Todd’s parents started the tradition of holding a family reunion for one week each summer in
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Continued from Page 2 was designed by Traverse City architect George Moutsatson. Built on a 10-acre hill that was once part of an orchard, the four-story home with a three-story skylight and cupola gives a beautiful panoramic view of the Leelanau Peninsula. The barn design of the home fits in well with its pastoral surroundings and is based on a drawing by the late Curtis Leece, a Northport resident who had been the photo and graphics editor at the Saginaw News. The barn house features extensive use of cedar, pine, hickory and maple in post and beam construction. The home is decorated with collections of antique furniture, art glass and paintings of noted Detroit artists, as well as with impressionist Leelanau landscapes done by the homeowner. • Walter Home, 7225 N. Manitou Trail, Northport — Steve and Paciorka Walter moved to Northport in 2009, building their house on Fox Hill, so named for the fox dens that cover the hill and for the view of South Fox Island. Paciorka Walter’s family has had ties to the area for more than 100 years, and she has been a weekend and summer resident since the 1970s, when her parents bought the property adjoining Fox Hill. The Walter couple spent months studying house plans, finally settling on a Craftsman-inspired home with an open floor plan designed by architect John Robinson. The house has many personal touches, such as the fieldstone fireplace made from stone gathered from her great-uncle’s farm in Northport, and the fireplace mantle made from a solid piece of black walnut that her father had stored in his barn for 20 years, waiting for the right project.
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DAVID HOWARD stands on part of the 50-foot porch.
DETAILS SUCH as the intricate twig work and stonework set the Howard house apart from others on North Lake Leelanau.
North Lake Leelanau lodge turned into a work of art Beth Howard and Clark Southwell sat on the shore of north Lake Leelanau and made plans to build a lakeside cottage for Howard and her husband, David. Four years later, the Howards moved into what they affectionately call the “possum lodge.” It’s unlike any other home in the county. “It was originally supposed to be our cottage on the lake,” said David Howard, who had been living on Lake Michigan south of Leland. “But it expanded so much that we decided not to have two houses and to move here.” Why not. The four-bedroom home and adjacent bunkhouse are the culmination of the work of more than a dozen local craftsmen and is truly a work of art. Southwell, a Suttons Bay building contractor, had previously remodeled a kitchen for the Howards and was approached when the couple began talking about the building project. “I’ve always been interested in architecture,” the design/build contractor said. As a youngster, Southwell was first exposed to the construction process when spending summers in Minnesota. At age 11, he helped build a home on
an island. “I had a great time doing that and later traveled East and saw the architecture out there,” Southwell said. The Suttons Bay contractor said he has been inspired by Lake Ann artist Clifton Monteith and Suttons Bay architect Roger Hummel. However, it’s the influence of northern Michigan timber frame builder Robert Foulkes that is most evident to those walking through the handcrafted front door. Huge exposed wooden beams support the ceiling lends themselves to the open floor plan of the home. Although Beth Howard worked more closely with Southwell on the design, which literally began with scratchings on the back of an envelope, the creators did follow David’s request that the home be constructed of wood. “It reminds me of some of the architecture I saw in Austria and Bavaria,” he said. “There’s no drywall, it’s all wood.” The home is built in the architectural style of Adironack camps which were prominent in upstate New York in the 1800s. Construction combined rustic materials from the forest such as log beams, stone fireplaces and elegant imported items. “That’s where the inspiration for the twig work rails came from,” Southwell said.
It took two men an entire day to produce just one segment of the railing that runs the length of the home’s 50-foot lakeside porch, the upstairs loft and the exterior walkways. “It’s like a jigsaw puzzle. They had to put it all together and make sure it was still to code,” Howard said. To avoid having to run the mechanicals through the five-inch wooden walls, crews installed them in the floor under which plastic tubing was also placed to heat the home. Electrical outlets are built into the baseboards. “It all had to be mapped out,” Southwell said. The home features handcrafted doors, birch bark ceilings, black walnut counters in the bath. But it’s the open floor plan that David Howard enjoys most. “We’ve had homes with formal dining rooms which never got used,” he said. “No one ever went in there.” A giant circular table — also of wood — sits in front of huge windows that provide great views of North Lake Leelanau. Nearby there’s a bar area
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which a hand-built dining table and chairs of walnut and cherry sit. Attention to detail was also extended to the masonry. Once selected, the stones used were placed in a truck with a wooden bed to avoid leaving scratches and rust marks on the building products. “I was pretty naive about the talent here,” Howard said. “People from all over Leelanau County were part of this process. I’m just in awe of the talent in this county.”
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where the grandchildren can eat, all within the same living space. “That’s the most significant part for me,” Howard said. “Everyone in the same room.” But when needed, there is a space where family members can get away. Attached by a stone walkway and roof overhead is a guest house with a loft occupied most often by the Howard’s grandchildren, ages 5, 7, and 9. Outside, large stone pillars, similar to those seen on medieval castles in Europe, support a 50-foot porch on
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only a guest house which the Sneed’s occupied during construction of their home. The cottage-style house was designed with the family’s needs in mind. It’s spacious enough to host a candlelight prom dinner for 30 and includes a secret craft room where tons of toys await visiting children. There’s even a putting green in the basement. • Beth and David Howard, 2525 N.
Lake Leelanau Dr. — From the handmade fence and railings on the approach side, to the beautiful stone work and landscaping on the lake, tour-goers will see why this masterpiece was three years in the making. Handcrafted doors, birch bark ceilings. Black walnut counters in the bath. The Howards would like to showcase all the local talent that made this house possible and a list with all
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JANET VANTIMMEREN of Rockford checks out the family’s screen printing and embroidery business website from her makeshift office inside her fifth wheel at the Lake Leelanau RV Park. “And we don’t have to put up with the transients coming in and out every week and the loud music and stinky campfires. My site is very peaceful.� The RV Park is open May 1 through Oct. 31. The VanTimmerens, who leave their RV at the park year-round, usually arrive once school is out the first of June and stay till mid-August. The VanTimmeren’s modest RV has two bedrooms and two small bathrooms. The kitchen area also serves as office space for Janet, who works during the summer from her RV. The VanTimmerens have owned and operated Chaser Apparel, a full service screen printing and embroi-
dery shop since 2000. “It has its challenges,� Janet said. “I have a landline and a cell phone. Internet ... on good days. “But I get my work done.� The VanTimmerens have made the most of their seasonal summer home. The two oldest children, Anne, 23, and Lauren, 19, took driver’s education at Leland. Both of the girls also had summer jobs. Anne is now married and living in Kansas. Lauren is attending Grand Rapids Community College. Michael, 15, works odd jobs around the RV park to pick up spending money like mowing lawns.
“Since Michael was little, my husband wanted him to love football and baseball ... anything but fishing,� Janet said. “But he started fishing at an early age and the sickness got worse every year.� The VanTimmerens claim the environment is “family friendly,� from having immediate access to the lake to allowing children to roam freely on streets with six miles per hour speed limits. “Occasionally we’ll have to say ‘Slow down!’ but there’s usually very little traffic,� Janet said. (Concluded on Page 8)
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Janet VanTimmeren’s summer ‘crib’ on Lake Leelanau pales in comparison to the size of her spacious 4,800-square foot home back in Rockford. But the 48-year-old woman wouldn’t trade her 35-foot fifth wheel with a bunkhouse for anything. “It’s really funny, but when we pulled in this year, I felt as much at home here as I do at home,� said Janet VanTimmeren, who shares the RV with her husband, Tom, and three children. “This is my whole world here. This is God’s country. “Obviously the space is kind of an issue, but I just don’t care. You are in and out all day long.� Janet and her kids have spent most of her summer days in the last decade at the Lake Leelanau RV Park off S. Lakeshore Drive. The VanTimmerens had been visiting LL RV Park as “transients� for a few years before deciding there was no place better for their three children. “We took our trailer here and to state parks and other campgrounds,� Janet said. “But we kept asking ourselves ‘Why aren’t we just here because this is where we love to be. “And it’s simpler. You don’t have to hook up and don’t have to pack up.� The VanTimmerens made the move from transient to seasonal occupants at the park at a pivotal time. “Our kids were 4, 9 and 13,� Janet said. “This sort of suited our lifestyle very nicely. “No chaos. Just come in and be done.� The VanTimmerens’ lot is located on a corner of Interlochen Street in an area dubbed “the hill,� because of the landscaping they have done. “I love it here,� said Janet, who also has a 2.5-acre home in Rockford. “We’re not land-locked. We have lots of space.
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JANET VANTIMMEREN gets her Labrador retrievers Maysie and Rose on a leash and ready for a walk and dip in the water at the Lake Leelanua RV Park.
At home in fifth wheel on lake Continued from Page 7 The VanTimmerens also have two Labrador retrievers, 10-year-old Maysie and 6-year-old chocolate Rose. “I take them to the water in the park, but it’s less of a hassle to take them to a public access down the road,” Janet said. “They swim there every day usually. “They have had the very good life.” And so does Janet. “For me, it’s a good balance,” she said. “My kids are happy, my husband is happy and we’re making memories that we wouldn’t at home in Rockford.” The VanTimmerens have three water crafts, including one fishing boat that is for sale, available for recreational enjoyment. They also have a golf cart to help haul necessities to the dock for a day out on the water. “It is the best environment you can imagine for raising kids,” Janet said. “It’s fun all day long. “Today, my 15-year-old isn’t pounding on me to do something. He had three friends over for lunch and now he’s fishing or tubing.” “It’s a kids’ paradise,” Michael said. “I love fishing, tubing and just boating around the lake.”
Michael, who once landed a 23-inch smallmouth bass while fishing the lake, fishes whenever it’s possible. “Whenever I have worms,” he said laughingly. “ ... and a way on the water.” Living at an RV Park vs. owning a summer cottage has its advantages, Janet is quick to point out. Because of the rules at the park, visitors who can’t squeeze into the RV to sleep, can’t stay the night. “They don’t want a tent village and there would be additional stress on the resources from people who didn’t have to pay anything,” Janet said. “And I understand that.” But not all the VanTimmerens’ family and friends would concur. “I’ve had people say ‘That stinks,’” Janet said. “But the rules are in place to protect us.” Janet, who said she knows other folks who have cottages and can’t get rid of their summer guests, loves to entertain family at the RV Park. “I’ve said all along that I’d love to take you out on the boat every day, but you need to stay somewhere else or have your own trailer,” she said. Janet credits the Wilson family, which owns and operates the RV Park, for keeping the
MICHAEL VANTIMMEREN and his mother, Janet, pose in front of their trailer on Interlochen Street at the RV Park they have been summer residents for the past decade. facilities family-friendly. “This works because of everything they do. They are constantly creating things for us to do,” she said, noting the pickleball and tennis courts among the improvements in the last decade. “It’s so fun here.” The RV Park also has ice cream nights, wagon rides and even organizes a Fourth of July kids’ parade. “That’s the cherry on top of the whipping
cream,” she said. “It makes it easy to be here, too.” Although the VanTimmerens do not have waterfront property at the park — most of that is set aside for the transients — that really doesn’t matter to them. “We’re not looking at the water, but we’re in close proximity and the boat is in the dock,” Janet said. “I can slide it out and I’m in the water in five minutes.”
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IT TAKES just the right mortar mix is needed for a stone house to withstand Leelanau County winters. The Skiba farmhouse was built in 1921 — and its walls have never cracked.
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in her garden and looked up, and the house was on fire,� Bertha Skeba said. “They lived for awhile in the grainery while they were building this house.� Larry Skeba served stateside in World War II, then returned home to farm. Bertha was working with one of Larry’s sisters in Traverse City for (Concluded on Page 10)
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Bertha Skeba doesn’t know how many square feet are in her house. She can’t tell you exactly how tall the ceilings are in her kitchen, although they look to be a good nine feet from the linoleum floor. And as to how much insulation is in the attic — it’s not even worth asking. But ask the wife of the late Larry Skeba about raising kids in the grand, old stone farmhouse at the corner of Otto and South Lake Leelanau roads, and she’s got plenty to say. “There were nine children in my husband’s family,� said Skeba, now 79, “and we had three. It’s a good house.� She’s still raising children, too. “Our grandson wants to come up over the Fourth, and he wants to bring his tent and camp,� Skeba said. Her grandson is Joseph Houdek, music minister with Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, who will be coming with his wife, Kathleen. The Skeba farm is up to the task of playing host. It comes with a big metal barn, outbuilding, historic split rock foundation barn, and the centerpiece of it all — a stone house built in 1921. The home’s stonework is irreplaceable. The house emerges from the
ground with four courses of split face granite, which supports an array of round stones that at one time were stacked alongside fields cleared for farming. The rocks come in all types, shapes and colors, creating a mozaic of Leelanau County. It’s how those stones were assembled that has allowed the Skeba farmhouse to stand up to the ages. “They didn’t have a footing, they just started wider and worked up,� said Alen Skeba, who is taking over the farm for his father. Larry Skeba died on June 25, 2011. “There are no cracks in it.� Alen Skeba inspected the stonework for the umpteenth time in his life, and found it still perfect after 91 years of exposure to the elements. He appears entertained, as some new part of the design seems to emerge with each of his visits. The house remains a perfect fit for Bertha Skeba, especially with her daughters Jackie Herman and Vicki Houdek and her son Alen all living within a five minute drive. It comes with little maintenance, especially after a metal roof was installed a couple years ago, and is relatively cheap to heat due to a wood-burning stove in the basement.
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A FORMER school house at the corner of Otto and Maple Valley Rd. bears the same stone design as the Skeba farmhouse less than a mile away.
Another house just a stone’s throw away Bertha Skeba and her son Alen wish they had written down more information about the Skeba farm. They hope others avoid their mistake. “Knowing what we know now, we would write it down,� said Bertha, whose husband, Larry, died about one year ago. Gone with Larry was a deep knowledge of the history of the family farm, including the name of the mason responsible for the fine stone workmanship on the farmhouse. Stone buildings were commonly built in Leelanau County in years past, as farmers had access to plenty of building material after clearing fields. Such construction is rare today. A home owned by the Grant family off South Lake Leelanau Drive bears a strong resemblance to the Skeba farm, right down to rows of small stones over and under windows and doors. They are about one-half mile apart. A nearby schoolhouse converted into a home carries the same design. So was it one mason, or one family of masons, that built the stately structures? Some more research turned up the
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that didn’t leak air were installed, and a bathroom and sitting room were built to “square off� the house. It was common to build farmhouses that were not square, but instead left out corners. “Then the laundry came upstairs — which was good,� Bertha said. One thing hasn’t changed at the farm — a need for an outside source of income to keep it running. Larry Skeba worked in construction, and Alen is doing likewise. With the cherry crop all but wiped out by spring frosts, he’ll gain little income from the farm’s 25 acres of orchards. One thing that can be assured — that the farm will be kept up. The outbuildings receive regular paintings, with red paint, of course. Especially the big old barn built over a stone foundation. “My dad was always proud of that barn. That’s why he kept it up. How did he say it — ‘You never get paid for having a nice barn, but it’s worth it. Every seven or eight years, we’d repaint it,� Alen said. “We were just walking by it the other day and said, ‘What wonderful workmanship,’� Bertha added. It never ends.
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Continued from Page 9 Michigan Bell, and eventually Larry and Bertha hooked up. “He was a good guy — just super. He was so honest, and he worked hard,� said Bertha of her husband. She, too, was used to hard work, a big family and farm life. Her parents were Peter and Julia Osga of Almira. “There were 14 of us in my family. Some times we had three in a bed. You wonder how we all got along. But we still get along. There are 10 of us left,� Skeba said. While sturdy, the Skeba home was a little drafty after Larry and Bertha were married on Oct. 25, 1955. Luckily, they were newlyweds. “Then it was kind of cold. But we had the woodstove in the living room. We didn’t have the furnace like today. But we were just married,� Bertha said. Alen recalls getting special treatment in his bedroom selection. “There were two registers upstairs, one in the hallway and one in my bedroom. I don’t know how I was lucky enough to get the register,� he said. In 1974, the porch was built. And in 1978, the Skebas recalled a major remodel at the home. New windows
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however there appear to be traces of older shingles constructed of wood. “As you can see there have been a few additions over the years,” Mann said. Originally the cabin had two doors measuring 73 inches high, but according to the NPS two more doors were added over the years by enlarging windows. In fact, the floor of the cabin was extended at one point to add more rooms. “These additions were frame construction, which is a later technique when sawmills produced boards,” Mann said. “These structures were put together with nails.” The cabin remains in fairly good condition. Though weathering has taken its toll, much of the structure remains. According to the NPS, this is due to the cabin being put to continuous use since its construction. Francis Kraitz lived in the cabin on the homestead farm and it remained on the property after Kraitz’s son Wenzel built a wood frame on the homestead. In keeping with Bohemian tradition, it acted as the “grandparent’s house” and was used for members of the extended family. In 1945, John Kraitz moved the structure beside School Lake before moving it again to its current location only a few years later. According to the NPS, several modifications were done to the home during these moves. “It’s a great piece of history,” Mann said. “We’re lucky to still have it in such great condition.”
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Lori and Michael Lyman are taking great strides to go green with their new home. As a landscape architect, Lori Lyman had clear direction when she and her husband Michael began building off Burdickville Road. The vision was to take steps in reducing their carbon footprint while preserving and restoring the integrity of the property they were building on. “It had to be ‘Up North’ materials, but with a different twist,” the 50-yearold Lori said. “I don’t think you’ll see this anywhere else.” Lori, who’s has been vacationing in Leelanau County since 1969, bought property on Glen Lake in 2009 before purchasing the property for their current home in 2010. Lori knew what she was looking for, and handled the design and drawings of the house. She also consulted with other architects throughout the process. “I’ve worked on a lot of really large custom homes,” she said. “I have a really good background in building construction and design, so I’m not the average bear.” The first step she took in developing both properties was to remove black locust trees, an invasive species. Nine of the trees were taken from the lake property; she spent another two years removing trees from the property on Burdickville Road. “We used the locust trees to build the deck on this house and on the garden house by the lake,” Lyman said. “The rest was donated to the National Lakeshore and was used to construct boardwalks and other things.” This was just the start of her plans for the eco-friendly home. Lori Lyman has made efforts to incorporate native and adaptive plants in her landscaping. She’s not going to plant a lawn, instead focusing on keeping the property natural looking. The walkway leading to the porch is made of stone recycled from another site, sparing it from being thrown away. The roof was designed with PAC-clad aluminum made of 85 percent recycled material. The 40x40-foot house is quite the spectacle as well. The clear grade cedar siding and unique design has drawn curious people passing by into the short gravel driveway. “It’s a custom cut,” Lori said. “Though it is a tongue and groove cedar, it has a custom bevel so you see more of a horizontal shadow line while getting a stronger reveal. “As far as the style, I wanted to go with something contemporary, clean and simple.” The uniqueness has drawn comparisons to some Asian designs, though
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THIS HOME at 187 West St. in the Village of Northport has been on the market for two years. The home is in Leelanau County’s affordable housing program.
Northport’s low-income housing looking affordable now By Patti Brandt Of The Enterprise staff
After two years on the market, one county-built home in Northport has sold and another may have a buyer. The homes are part of Leelanau County’s affordable housing program. Ron Crummel, housing coordinator for the county, said he is waiting to hear if a perspective buyer for the home at 187 West St. qualifies for a mortgage. Over the last couple of years the houses have been shown 27 times and 17 prospective homeowners have applied for loans, Crummel said. Some decided against the two-story home because they were elderly and it has too many stairs, they had young children and there was not enough of a yard, or because the garage was built for just one car.
built in Lake Leelanau, all of which sold without problems. Another three homes were built in Suttons Bay at the same time the Northport homes were going up, Crummel said. The Suttons Bay homes were similar in size to those in Northport, though they had a different design because the Northport homes were built into a hillside. All three sold for $132,000 before they were even finished, he said. He attributes that to the fact that Suttons Bay is a little closer to Traverse City and it’s a “walkabout community” with amenities such as restaurants, shops and a theater, he said. The people who have purchased the homes — about half of whom are single moms — have been happy with them. “We’ve had families who have said
they never thought they would be able to afford a house,” he said. The homes are built in part with a grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Buyers typically spend much less on purchasing the homes than it costs to build them. To qualify a single person must earn less than $38,800; a two-person household less than $44,400; a three-person less than $49,900 and a family of four must earn less than $55,500. But they also must earn enough money; banks use a formula in which housing costs should be below 35 percent of a family’s monthly gross income. “There are a lot of people in this county that don’t make that income and they’re not able to purchase a home,” Crummel said.
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do not have the greatest credit rating, she said, something that holds them back from home ownership. The original sale price of the two homes was set at $115,000; the home at 183 West St. went under contract this month for $99,000, Crummel said. In November of 2011 the home was appraised at $151,000; in June it was appraised at $100,000. It’s a sign of the times. In 2008, Crummel said, it was difficult to find a home for sale for less than $125,000. “But the market has really created affordable housing, which is a big reason why we’re not selling it,” Crummel said. The county has been in the homebuilding market since 2002, he said. Four homes were constructed in Empire, three were built north of Cedar and an eight-unit condominium was
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“Their personal preferences and the characteristics of the home didn’t match,” Crummel said. “But the biggest problem was the people being unable to get a mortgage.” Sales fell through because hopeful buyers had income that was too low, credit ratings that weren’t high enough or they didn’t have enough time in on their jobs. Most standard lenders require people to have worked at their jobs for at least two years before qualifying for a mortgage. Denise Branch, a broker with Northern Leelanau Real Estate, said she has shown the homes several times. “They are really great houses,” Branch said. “People love them. They’re brand new three bedroom, two bath homes that have never been lived in.” But people with lower incomes often
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For this week’s “What We’re Thinking” feature, we asked residents and visitors in Northport: In Michigan, homes that are not the primary residence of their owners are taxed at a much higher rate than “homesteads” — a two-tier system of taxation that greatly affects properties in Leelanau County. Do you agree with this concept of property taxation based on use?
“No. It should be taxed at a lower rate in fact because it’s not used as much. You’re not using roads and other things as much, so from that standpoint it’s not fair.” Janet Bunt, Windsor, Ontario with Janet Douglas
“I don’t think it’s very fair, probably due to the fact that (those with a second home) have little to no voice in the matter, so I’m somewhat against it because of that.” Fred Powell, Brooklyn, Mich.
“I think you should get taxed at a higher rate. If you’re not living in the area, you’re not really supporting the local economy all year round by buying groceries and other goods that would help local business.” Dinah Harwood of Cambridge, England pictured with Trish Dickens
“I agree they should be taxed at a higher rate than primary residencies because there’s a lot of money put into second homes and there’s no tax base on those homes. It’s as much a money shelter as it is an investment.” Patrick Burguard, Leelanau Township
“To some extent. Whether what is being charged now is equitable for people, I’m not sure because I’ve heard different view points. But I think there should be some charge because it does help support schools.” Colleen Cooper, Leelanau Township pictured with Katie Tajer, London, England
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about 78 degrees. “It’s been 104 out here on the patio and it was 78 in doors,” the home owner said. “In the winter, it’s been close to 20 below outdoors and it stays about 68 in the house.” The exterior of the house doesn’t lend itself to the application of customary materials such as wood or vinyl. Richards covered the exterior in stucco. The circular house and nearby “guest house,” also a circle but smaller, are a curiosity to passersby, including many cyclists attempting to climb Burdickville Hill. “We hear everything. Most of the time it’s ‘What is that?’” Richards said. Another repeated query is how the Richards arrange furniture in a home with round walls? The response is simple. “Every room has at least one 90-degree corner,” he said, smiling. Like any homeowner, Richards said there are a couple things he’d like to add to the mix. “The attic has extreme temperatures and new technology will allow me to warm our water by running it through the attic,” Richards said. The only thing he’d change? “I’d have the vegetable garden I didn’t plant this year because the deer keep eating it,” he said. “We may end up putting in fruit trees and the vegetables behind the house. A 10-foot fence to keep the critters out (on the front lawn) wouldn’t look that great.”
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