The barns and house on the property were originally built in the 1880’s by the English family that moved here from England and started a logging company. They were one of the original settlers of the area that is now Sparta.
Richard, the son of Joseph & Diana built the unusually shaped house. Richard was born in 1843 in London. He married Caroline E. French of Rockford in 1879.
The barns much later became the home of Stout Dairy Farm. The larger barn was used for the cattle.
Fast-forward 2015
The Denham’s fell in love with the vacant house and barns when it came on the market.
“We had driven by the property for years,” Tammy recalls, “and then when it went on the market, we drove by it for another nine months. When we walked it and looked through the barns, we could see where it could go, so we bought the property in September of 2015 with plans to turn it into an event venue specializing in weddings.”
“We started holding events in 2017. We are excited that we got to save this piece of history for people to enjoy.”