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Finally, a square,
flat-roofed cinderblock building was added to the north side,
which functioned as the Bluff Post Office during the 1940's
and 1950's. The postmistress Dorothy Nielson resided in the
house with her husband and children during the time the Post
Office was located here. Local resident Melvin Gaines remembers
that it was also used as a mortuary. According to Gaines there
were only two rooms in the house at the time, but they were
large rooms, big enough for a group of people to meet. He
also remembers playing there with the Nielson children.
The current
owners have done extensive remodeling to the building. The
ceilings, the porch roof, and the front siding are the only
original parts that are still visible. The building was jacked
up and a foundation was added, the cellar was redug, and the
old additions and aluminum siding were removed. The building
was repainted in colors as close as possible to the original
paint, which is still visible in the porch rafters.
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