Flower Child's Birthplace

You are viewing a current image of the Red Brick House on Clayton Ridge in Clayton County, Iowa where Flower Child was born so many years ago, February 19, 1940 to be exact.

This house featured central heat employing a wood/coal fired furnace in the basement with steam radiators in each room. It was one of the first homes in the area to also have indoor plumbing.

When it was built there was a wrap around screened porch along the front as you view this picture and also the right hand side. The total cost of the home in 1918 was $3600.00. I have the Journal in my Grandmother's handwriting which includes a complete breakdown of the cost.

You may have wondered about the "Flower Child." Well now you know!!!!!