From: "William Nesse" <w.d.nesse@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 4:34 PM
To: "'Art Nesse'" <art@nesse.org>; "Nesse Ted" <tnesse@nesse.org>
Subject: House on Kikungshan
> Hi Art,
>
> I'm wondering what you can tell me about the house on Kikungshan.
>
> When was it built?
> Who designed it?
> How many bedrooms? Other rooms?
> Did it originally have indoor plumbing?
> How was the kitchen equipped.
>
>
> One of the photos inside a house shows a piano. Was that at Kikungshan?
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
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I knew and remember the house well! It was built in 1914, the year after Hans/Danielle wedding. Don't know who designed it -- it was similar to numerous other "mission cottages" on Kikung. 1 "bedroon/office (SE corner.) bedroom (just north) and bath/toilet (next north). Water line from kitchen to bathroom for hot water at bath time. Outdoor porch on S with wonderful W sunset view--our dinners were served there. Kitchen (wood cooking range) was basically a "lean-to addition on the North. There was a "screen porch) just W of Lv Rm which was my BR. Lower level were servant quarters, bsmt
"work rm (shop) and another toilet (under porch). I did a sketch but it
didn.t copy so I will have to try again! Toilet "products" were collected every few days. Kitchen had wood-burning cooking "range" and water was just outside the kitchen door in large "gongs" replenished by a water carrier from Jigong's wonderfull spring every day or two. The free-flowing spring supplied the entire community and was one reason Jigong was selected as the "resort".
I will try a drawing again and sent it on. If you have "questions" send them on and I will try to provide specifics in the drawing
Art