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the passing on of the original, decades-old
keepsake house plans - the Stevicks began
extensive renovations to the house to get the
bed and breakfast up and operating again.
Katy Stevick grew up in Fredericksburg, a
small town in Central Texas known for its
old-world charm, wineries and hundreds of
bed and breakfasts. Her parents, Tina and Tull
Johnson, are the owners of Fredericksburg's
e Mulberry House
"My parents met on a construction site,"
Katy said. "ey taught me everything I know
about construction and restoration."
e Johnsons traveled to Fayetteville
to pitch in as work got underway at e
MacPherson House. Katy's father rewired the
delicate, original antique light fixtures on the
first floor. A clawfoot tub in the downstairs
bedroom, original to the house, was lovingly
restored by Katy's mother.
"It has a 1926 stamp on the bottom," Katy said.
Meanwhile, before he deployed in June,
Michael Stevick managed to check off an
impressive list of projects the way some people
check items off a grocery list. Among those
projects was the task of digging out a retaining
wall on the side of the home. e newly revealed
wall enabled the construction of a sturdy and
lovely flight of concrete steps that lead visitors
from the parking area to the inviting front porch.
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