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Gench House

Gench House

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Once owned by the Casterline brothers, the house is the oldest of the guest houses. In the early 1990s the iconic farmhouse underwent a major renovation under the direction of Ed and Darlene Lowe. With three bedrooms and two baths, the furnishings include a combination of new wicker mixed with vintage pieces, hand-made quilts, and comfy cushions. Rocking chairs invite visitors to “come on and sit a spell” on the front porch and enjoy the quiet peacefulness of the country. In the early morning or evening, it’s not uncommon to catch a glimpse of white-tail deer, sand hill cranes, wild turkeys, fox or raccoons in the field and amongst the native grasses and flowers that surround the house.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Other nearby points of interest” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1663339245536{margin-right: -15px !important;margin-left: -15px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #140e06 !important;}”][vc_basic_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”8″ element_width=”3″ item=”38486″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1663597716794-4aeef956fb57a31237b59be6c356f3ba-3″ taxonomies=”315″ exclude=”38581″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”38591″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” css=”.vc_custom_1663597502031{margin-right: -15px !important;margin-left: -15px !important;}” link=”https://edwardlowe.org/brv-virtual-tour-map/”][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_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” css=”.vc_custom_1663597733325{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-right: -15px !important;margin-left: -15px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]