1940s House
The Little House, photographed in 2019 with Louie Pela’s Kodak 1A Autographic camera, circa 1917.
This is not Robrt Pela's birth home. It is the birth home of his father and originally the home of his great-grandparents who came to this country in 1912.
His grandparents lived here when they were first married, as did his own parents and all of his siblings. Four generations of his family have lived in this home.
Red Cross cast iron well pump, capping a well used before the Little House had indoor plumbing.
Kitchen detail: Vernonware “Organdie” dishware, circa 1940s.
Bathroom detail: Giant pile of vintage medicine
Kitchen sink detail: Crosley radio (upper left corner), just like the one Nick and Mary Pela listened to here in the 1940s.
Little House, dining room.
Little House, dining room, east wall 2019.
Kitchen sink detail
Kitchen sink detail
Bedroom Toy Collection
Bedroom Toy Collection
Details of first floor bathroom.
Details of first floor bathroom.
Nursery detail: Auburn Rubber Co. toy cars; silver-plated rosary cases (from the estate of Gay Krok); Ideal Toy “Saucy Walker” doll. The portrait of two former Little House residents was taken by Louis Pela, Sr. in 1934.
Upstairs bedroom.
The nursery, where Nick Pela was born in 1922.
View of bedroom showing wooden wardrobe with drop-down desk shelf, sitting bench and typical lighting fixtures.
Front bedroom vanity detail illustrating
Vanity table, this one in the front bedroom.
This bed is in the nursery and shows
Detail showing refinished wooden floors, ornate floor register, wainscoting, plate display, and typical trestle wooden table.
Detail showing kitchen area with stove, storage cabinet and back doorway with typical curtains.
