This updated 3-bedroom Mid-Century home is pet-free, non-smoking and open to guests age 13 and older. It is 3 blocks north of Earlham College, 3.7 miles from Reid Hospital-IU East and 2.5 miles from the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Built in 1958, it sleeps up to 5. It has a gas fireplace, deep soaking tub, laundry facilities and one-level interior. Across the street are a wooded park with rentable shelters, playground and basketball court.
The space
Our goal is to provide comfortable, clean, well-equipped accommodations that feel welcoming — like home without the clutter — at a fair price.
The living room features a queen sleeper sofa, an adjustable coffee table, two side chairs, side tables, and a Samsung Smart TV that has free YouTube TV live programming (equivalent to cable, with local channels, HBO, Showtime and ESPN/sports channels) as well as a variety of apps you can use to log into your own streaming accounts (and please remember to log out!).
Also in the living room is a lovely gas fireplace, but the freestanding screen in front of the gas fireplace opening is the reason this property is not suitable for children age 12 and under, who could topple or move the screen, or reach into the opening to play with the gas log set.
The fully equipped kitchen has the original boomerang-patterned Formica countertop, the original (refurbished) electric stove top, a wall oven, full-sized refrigerator and dishwasher. Small appliances include a microwave, Keurig coffeemaker and toaster (other appliances available on request). We also provide assorted K-cups, tea bags, sweeteners and creamers, and a small bowl of assorted Dove chocolates. NOTE: Please do not take your life in your hands by getting up on a chair or step ladder to bring down any of the large bowls on top of the cabinets. Those are intended as decor only and are not regularly cleaned. You are encouraged instead to use the large, clean bowls located in the kitchen cabinets (usually in the large cabinet below the stove).
There is one full bathroom, with tub-shower unit that has a deep soaking tub, and we provide Dr. Teal’s Epsom salts for guests’ use. Since there is only one bathroom, please keep in mind that, for larger groups, you may need to work out a shower/bath schedule.
The unit also has a washer and dryer.
The master bedroom has a queen bed, dresser, large closet, small manual recliner, desk, desk chair, electric fireplace and Fire TV that guests can use to access their own accounts on streaming services such as Amazon Prime, Netflix or Hulu.
The next-largest bedroom has two twin beds. That bedroom also has a large closet, small sitting area, small electric fireplace, a library of books for your use during your stay, a desk, and a comfortable desk chair.
The smallest bedroom has one twin bed, a dresser, a medium-size closet and a bookcase, but no desk.
For health reasons during COVID, we switched over to microfiber bedsheets, which also are hypoallergenic, bedbug-resistant, stain-resistant and temperature-regulating.
You will have the whole place to yourselves except for a storage room that is locked off with a door marked “Private.”
The neighborhood
This place is in a residential neighborhood set back from the main roads. It is across the street from Mary Scott Park, a wooded city park that has rentable shelters, playground equipment and a basketball court. About a block away is a middle school, where you may notice more activity than normal around 8 am and 3 pm, as students arrive at and depart from school. In the afternoon, cars can start lining the streets as early as 2:30 pm.
The house is six blocks away from the Cordell Municipal Pool, which is open when school is out of session. It also is within walking distance of downtown and the trendy Depot District.
Guest access
You will have access to the entire home, carport and front yard.
Other things to note
We ask that you and your guests avoid putting anything down the toilet other than the toilet paper we provide and whatever comes out of you. No feminine products. No “flushable” wipes. Because this an older home, the insides of the pipes have mineral deposits that can snag things other than toilet paper and waste, eventually creating blockages that cause messy, smelly backups (bad for you) and costly plumbing bills (bad for us). If you need more toilet paper, please request it (we use a brand that is known to be easy on old pipes).
As noted in our description of the space, we do not allow children under age 13 to stay here under any circumstances because of safety concerns surrounding the fireplace.
This place has a Keurig coffeemaker that allows you to brew either single cups or large carafes (since that may be more convenient for larger groups). We furnish an instruction card, complete with diagrams, that walks you through the steps of making either. If you are not familiar with this type of Keurig, we highly recommend that you read the instructions before you try to make coffee, or ask us to show you how it works.
