Pulskamp Homestead is Back in the Family!
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Pulskamps Today
Thanks to Ellen Pulskamp-Turner the original Pulskamp homestead in Franklin County, Indiana is now owned by Barry E. Pulskamp and Pamela J. Pulskamp of Cincinnati, Ohio. Barry is a descendent of John Henry Pulskamp, the third son of Herman Heinrich Pulskamp, who purchased the land in 1845.
For the last year or so Barry and his wife had been considering the purchase of a small farm in southwestern Indiana as a vacation retreat or second home. They had driven around and looked at several properties, but nothing had appealed to them. That’s until Barry talked to Ellen Pulskamp-Turner in September, 2007. Ellen was in Cincinnati to plan for the first Worldwide Gathering of the Pulskamps and had visited the original homestead. While Ellen was there she noticed a for sale sign on the property. She later posted a blog on the Pulskamp website mentioning it. When Barry saw that the property was for sale, he told his wife, “Pam, this was meant to be”. They met with the seller, visited the property several times and negotiated for almost two months. The seller, Rodney Dirkhising, was very attached to the property. He had invested a lot of sweat equity into the barn and garage building. The quality of his work is outstanding.  The Pulskamps finally closed on January 19. 2008. They are now the proud owners of the Pulskamp homestead.
The original homestead property was 80 acres. It was divided into tow sections in July, 1995 when it was sold to Mr. Dirkhising. One section is approximately 32 acres, the other is approximately 48 acres. The 32 acre section was where the original house, barn and wells were located.  Barry and Pam have purchased the 32 acre property. It currently has a small concrete block house, large garage building and an 8 stall horse barn. The barn was built about 8 years ago and sits on the foundation of the first barn. The concrete block house was constructed in the 1940’s. It is positioned in front of the location of the original farmhouse which was destroyed by fire. The foundation of the original farmhouse can still be found in the pasture behind the current house. There are also two wells on the property. The original well is not in use and is located near the site of the original farmhouse. The second well is in use and is nearer to the current house.
The house sat empty for two or three years and is in need of a lot of work.   Barry and Pam plan to eventually replace it and add a pond near the house and barn. The property will be available to visit during the Worldwide Gathering of the Pulskamps in August, 2008.
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This is just so great! I look forward to seeing the farm and meeting you all!