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At Home with the Westhoffs of Millstadt
Date: 5/20/2011 Album ID: 1251884
Photos by Emily Rasinski
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Mark Westhoff's childhood home showcases family, area history
May 3, 2011--- A Lincoln chair sits in the corner of the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- Mark and Nancy Westhoff's home in Millstadt was built in the 1830s. The doorway and right side of the home are part of the original home. Mark moved into the home with his family when he was three-years-old. In 2004 he moved back into his boyhood home with his wife. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- Mark and Nancy Westhoff own a set of Lowesthof China. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- A Gem Concert Roller Organ sits on a side table in the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- An Empire style loveseat with griffin armrests is in the parlor at Mark and Nancy Westhoff's home in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- An assortment of family photos hang in the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- A chapel chair from France that dates to the 1650s is the oldest piece of furniture at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- A chapel chair from France that dates to the 1650s is the oldest piece of furniture at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. A plague with the name of the person who used the chair is still readable. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- The war room is seen through the only remaining original door at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. The door is handmade and is made with wooden pegs instead of nails. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- This pie safe that belonged to the watch maker in millstadt when Mark was a boy. After he died, Mark bought it and restored it. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- A harmonian that came out of an English Chapel is the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Unlike an organ that blows air through it's reeds, the harmonian sucks the air through the reeds. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- An actual handwritten letter written by a union soldier before the battle of Atlanta is displayed in the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- The parlor room at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt features an original door from when the house was built in the 1830s. The table in the middle of the room belonged to Mark's grandmother. Family photos decorate the wall. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- When Mark's family originally bought the home in the mid 1940s there were no closets. His father bought this Chifforobe at an auction around the same time. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- An actual handwritten letter written by a union soldier before the battle of Atlanta is displayed on a desk in the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- If you want me, call me, is written on a doorbell that dates back to the 1700 or 1800s at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- A table owned by Mark's grandmother is in the center of the parlor at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- Interior of the dinning room at the home of Mark and Nancy Westhoff in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- This linen press pre-dates the Civil War and is made of pine. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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May 3, 2011--- Mark and Nancy Westhoff pose for a photo at their home in Millstadt. Emily Rasinski erasinski@post-dispatch.com
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