Mader Stone House

THE MADER STONE HOUSE

After the Maders ---

1899 -- Theodore sold the farm to Sara Hodge.
1902 -- Sara Hodge sold to B.H. Sheffer of Sparta for $10,000
1911 -- B.H. Sheffer sold to John Knoblock for $4,800: The Knoblocks were neighbors of the Maders from the top of Irish Hill. They gave a lot of parties with violin and accordion music in the stone house, which were attended by members of the Mader family in the area.
1947 -- John Knoblock sold to Wm. Knoblock, no price given
1958 -- Wm. Knoblock sold to Dr. George Murphy for $30,000: Dr. Murphy remodeled the stone house. He closed up the front door on the west side and made the living room into a den in which he used weather beaten boards off an old shed to insulate the stone walls. The two bedrooms downstairs became a sewing room and bathroom. It is believed the brick summer kitchen was torn down to build the new two-story addition in redwood siding. The new part included a kitchen and a two-sided fireplace between a new living room and dining room. (The "160 acres" was sold to Hass, a neighboring farmer, probably by Dr. Murphy
1977 -- Mrs. Murphy sold to Raymond Hudson, no price given.: Ray Hudson subdivided David's original "40 acres" into five acre lots and is presently selling them. Ray's son is living in the stone house which now sits on five acres.