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The house was originally built as a trading post, but after
Agnes was left a widow and had a family to support, she couldn't
handle all the outside work so she remodeled it. She had the
top story constructed on the house and took in roomers and
boarders in order to make a living. As in many other houses
in Bluff at this time, Nick Lovace was the rock layer.
There
were eleven rooms in this big old house. The first floor plan
of the Adams house consists of five rooms. The front door
opens into a large living room on the south side of the house.
Behind it is a simple staircase to the second story and a
small room, which was the pantry. There are three rooms on
the north side of the house. The room at the front of the
house probably served as a bedroom. Behind it is a room that
may have been a dining room, and the third room the kitchen.
The upper story had six bedrooms to serve as boarding rooms.The
Adams family used coal and wood to heat the house. They also
had an artesian well for water.
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