Elzea House History

In 1917, C. L. Lawson built the home at Indian Creek Winery for Charles L. & Pinkie J. Elzea.

A 1967 description of the house in the Monroe City News reads as follows: "The main floor has a large living room with fireplace, a dining room, office, a combination kitchen-breakfast room, and a full bath. The kitchen cabinets are Early American, while the breakfast room has a built-in storage wall with louvered doors.

The living and dining rooms, office, and stairway are carpeted. The floors of the front entrance, kitchen-breakfast room, and bath are covered with torginol.

The upstairs has five bedrooms, a sun porch, and combination bath and dressing room. Each bedroom contains a walk-in closet. A linen closet and clothes chute located off the hallway were added where a back stairway was torn out. The hallway and three bedrooms are paneled and carpeted.

The basement contains a large family room, a bedroom, shoer, laundry, and storage rooms. The family room is paneled and has a built-in barbecue pit. The floors are covered with torginol. A steam central heating system was installed throughout."

Mr. & Mrs. Elzea raised Oxford sheep and lillies on the 220 acre farm surrounding the house. Charles died in 1963 at 100 years of age and his wife, Pinkie, died in 1965.