This old farmhouse has intrigued me as long as I’ve lived here. I wondered about its story until a friend recently forwarded to me a newsletter from Sequim Museum and Arts that contained a short article about it. The home was built in the early 20th century and was constructed from a Sears-Roebuck kit. Originally the Knutsen farm, the 66 acre property was purchased for $2 an acre. A child raised on the farm, Agnes Knutsen, was a teacher for nearly 50 years and began her career at Sequim Elementary School.
A new family home was built in 1942 just west of the original farmhouse. Its current owners plan to leave the original farmhouse standing as a tribute to Sequim’s historical farms.
Sears Roebuck sold prefab homes… interesting. Glad to see it still standing for many more years to come.
They sold the kits. As far as I know, you had to put them together.
It has a lot of character!
I love the look of it!
The house still has some beauty to it, I really like the weathered look of it. That’s nice of the current owners to let the farmhouse stand as it is.
Happy to hear it won’t be knocked down Kay, they’ll have to look after it ✨
This is so beautiful. And the story behind it is really interesting.