Historic registry farmhouse w/country feel, but close to Notre Dame!

My sisters and I thoroughly enjoyed our weekend stay. Kitchen is fabulous, we cooked many of our meals. We each had out own bedrooms! Excellent country feel, but close to local stores/shops. We especially enjoyed the closeness of "The Chief" Ice Cream!

Our extended family stayed here for a Notre Dame Football weekend, and it had everything we needed. The beds were all made, and there were towels for everyone. Supplies were stocked precisely where they should be. Check-in and check-out were straightforward. Grocery stores, restaurants, etc., are nearby. We will likely choose this house every year for our family gatherings.

Great experience. Clean inside and out. Utilized the spa which had plenty of towels etc. Management was easy to work with and they accommodated reasonable special requests. Easily handled our group comfortably.

We stayed from October 10th until October13th, 2024. Prior to arrival, we were awed by the photos and descriptions left by previous visitors, and couldn't believe that a property could be as good as described. We were collectively super impressed by the home, the amenities, the location, and could not find anything wrong. Our group was comprised of family members from age 78 to age 6, and there was ample room for even more people. The owners were easily accessible, and answered any questions we had prior to arrival. About the only negative from our stay is that we couldn't stay longer! For anybody looking for a comfortable stay with a large group, this place is for you.

Home accommodate all 16 of us. Very comfortable. Had a wonderful time.

We had a really nice time at this spacious and clean property. Big group with 14-16 people and kids included. The kitchen was well set up and stocked for a big group, the huge dining room table is perfect for gathering everyone together, the property has a lot of room outside to play, plenty of rooms, beds and bathrooms, and the host is very polite/responsive. Everyone loved their stay and we hope to book this place again for future trips.

Fun property, open ,lots of room , fun to explore close to everything but out of the way, store close restaurants close parks and pickleball close, big table. Game rooms. Sleeping areas. Great for large group or family

This home was absolutely amazing!! We had 7 groomsmen, the groom and our immediate family staying here and there was plenty of room and we were never on top of each other. We had the rehearsal supper here as well and accommodated almost 50 people! Every time you turned around there was something more interesting to see (antiques, photos, and an organ!) The grounds are beautiful and the patio is a great outdoor space. We had a terrific time in this terrific house and were extremely sad to leave. karen

This quaint, historic house had everything to offer for a cozy stay, whether visiting the Southbend area or going to the game. We enjoyed: the spacious scenic property, huge dining room table, large kitchen, ecletic decoe & pictures, 3 minute walk to the Indiana-Michigan border, and so much more. There were plenty of cozy bedrooms, bathrooms, hottub & sauna, great patio, big screen TV to watch the games, etc. We loved this beautiful property, had a great time, and would definitely stay again.

We stayed here to attend our daughters wedding at Saint Joe’s farm. It was a great place to gather after all of the festivities wind down. Nice large area to sit and talk with family. Would definitely stay here again!

Plusses: Clean historic building. Lots of space that was ideal for our family (20 people total), especially the large dining room table and separate living room and sitting rooms. Upstairs bathroom is spacious along with the master bedroom. We added the sauna, which we all thoroughly enjoyed. The kitchen is functional and was adequate for our needs. Building manager and contractor were both very responsive to our issues (see minuses). Minuses: Upon our arrival the water pressure was literally to a trickle. Showers could not be taken, washing dishes took an extended time, and long waits between toilet flushes. After some discussion with the contractor (who thankfully was courteous and prompt) it was discovered that there was a whole house water iron filter that had gotten plugged up. Once replaced and the appropriate valves were opened up the water pressure was back to normal. I recommend to the owners that this filter be checked and changed regularly (like, at every time change?). The biggest issue was the beds. The master bedroom had a good mattress, but all of the other bedrooms need updating. In one of the upstairs rooms my son and his wife had to put the mattress on the floor in order to sleep. If the mattress issue is resolved in the future we would consider staying here again and would recommend the property contigent to this.

First of all, the owners and the personal assistant were great to work with. Good communication, the directions to the home were very easy to follow and the property was very easy to check into. The home is a great historic property and was large enough for our group of 16 people. The dining room was perfect for our large family to gather for meals and games. The kitchen was well stocked, however, the items could use a bit up updating. We did get the use of the hot tub as well which was nice. Very easy to find and is only a few minutes from town where you could easily get anything you needed. We didn't use the internet very much as we had to keep resetting the router. We had 2 major issues and 1 minor one that would stop us from renting again. (1) The heat in the house is crazy! Even with the heaters, the main floor is either feast or famine when it comes to heat. The TV area and main floor bedroom are very warm, but the kitchen area and attached sitting room are freezing. Trying to get the heat to even out in either room was ridiculous. There is a wood stove/fireplace in the kitchen area/sitting room which you can tell was put in for heating purposes but we were not allowed to use that. The other main issue is the beds are horrible throughout the entire house. The only bed that was comfortable for any of the guests was the king bed in the upstairs main bedroom. All of the other beds literally had dipped in the middle of them and were very hard or lumpy. We had several of our group choose to find a couch to sleep on as they were more comfortable than the beds. The other minor issue was there is hardly any water pressure in the house. We learned quickly on our first day that you cannot have more than 1 person showering at a time in any of the 3 bathrooms. We understood we were renting a historic home and did so for the size which was great, however until the heat and definitely the bed situation is fixed, we would not rent this particular property again.

House was clean and perfect for a group of friends in town for the ND Game. Thanks

We had an amazing time at this property. Great place and very cool. A super neat old house so a few quirky things like light switches in odd places but a fair trade for such a cool place.

Great place for a large group to hang out either inside or outside.. Convenient location close to stores and Notre Dame campus,

We stayed four nights with family-adult children, siblings and grandchildren. And we hosted a rehearsal dinner Friday night and it was great! Many of our group said they liked the "farmhouse" feel and there was room for us all with a yard for the children. Having a large dinning room table large enough for us all was unusual and very nice.

The house was very unique and different. The main floor had ample space for a larger group and the dining room was great to seat everyone. The spa room was a nice addition and the firepit outside was great. All kitchen utensils and dinnerware needed to be cleaned before use. Some of the beds are in terrible shape. Many of them sag in the middle and some worse than I’ve ever seen. The basement area can feel a bit creepy for those not used to old, dark spaces. Some of the countertops were a bit sticky on first use and the light didn’t work in the spa room. It was a unique place to stay and suited our needs, especially outside.

Very cool property. Loved the atmosphere. However several of the beds were hard to sleep in and when we got there it looked as if the cleaning person left mid job. But overall it was a neat house to stay in.

First I will start with what I thought was great about the property. We had 19 people staying at the house for our daughter's wedding in Cassopolis Michigan. The parking space on the property was fantastic. Plenty of room for all the cars with a big group. Plenty of room in the house. Bathrooms were all clean and ample for all of us to get showers. I don't think there were any issues on hot water with that many people taking showers. Kitchen area was great. One of the guys with us loves to cook and cooked several big breakfasts for the group. Even made a small wedding cake for our daughter. He absolutely loved the Thermador oven. Two complaints though. Basement was very musty smelling when we got there and took several days if running dehumidifiers and emptying them to get tolerable smell for people to sleep down there and 4 of the beds in the house were down there. Biggest suggestion I think would be the mattresses. All the mattresses were very uncomfortable and need to be replaced. One in the master bedroom was a little better. Great grocery store and several places to eat right down the road. If bringing kids stairs could be an issue. 3 year old loved the house and it's large size. It was like an adventure for him. 15 month old was an issue with the stairs. We should have brought a safety gate. However overall stay was good. Grounds were nice and if you love old houses this would definitely be up your alley.

We so much enjoyed our stay at Kownover and all the beautiful history of this property. We celebrated our son's graduation and had a wonderful time. It was clean and had so many things available to spend the day either playing games outside, using the fire pit, or reading one of the available books in a quiet rocking chair. Would definitely rent this property again.

This house is so neat & a perfect size for large groups! We had the max amount of people allowed (both adults & children) and had plenty of space both inside & outside (including the spa room & cottage). It was both fun & relaxing! We all do recommend new mattresses (squeaky & not the most comfortable) and a recommendation to the housekeepers for improvement on dusting & vacuuming. Overall, it's a great place!

This house was perfect for our large family group, and the perfect venue for our granddaughter’s graduation reception. The grounds are well maintained and good for small children to play. The kitchen is well-equipped and we cooked large family meals. We hope to stay again!

We booked for family to stay together for a wedding of son. House was perfect for the occasion. Outside property is beautiful and we enjoyed fire pit at night with family laughing and talking. Host had several thoughtful extras like umbrella, plenty of towels, toilet paper and etc that I usually don't see in other rentals. Our only complaint was most of the beds were noisy and uncomfortable

This property was perfect for our large family reunion. All 16 of us were able to sleep comfortably. The large table was super helpful for meal times.. And there was enough room for the kids to stay active inside during our snowy stay. We hope to return in the future to make many more memories. We'll worth the price.

The house perfectly met our needs for a family get-together over the holiday period. There was plenty of space for our group of 12 people, mostly adults and teens. The kitchen, dining and living space was spacious for preparing meals and socializing, and there was more than enough bedrooms and beds for privacy. We will be staying again!!

This home is exquisite. We loved reading about the history. It was clean and had EVERYTHING you could think of for amenities. Cannot wait to gather here in the future!

This home provided a great stay for our family Thanksgiving. The large table enabled our large group (14) to all eat together at one table with seats to spare. Throughout our stay, we would often have one room where people were watching TV (the parlor) and another room (the living room) that sometimes would be a "quiet room" for reading, and at other times we would be watching TV in there as well. The management was great and very supportive. Two specific examples: * The electric can opener didn't work and we couldn't find a manual one (we ended up finding it a few days later). In the meantime, the owner dropped off a new electric can opener for us to use. * My son left a bag behind and the owner found it the next day and shipped it to us. Of course, we paid for the shipping, but their support in quickly helping us figure this out reduced our family stress quite a bit! We enjoyed playing board games and working puzzles at the table when we weren't eating. (We brought our own board games. I think they may have had some but I honestly didn't even look!) Some of the dishes were lacking to prepare all the food we needed for Thanksgiving. That is somewhat to be expected and we did bring several dishes from home expecting to not have all the things we needed. We are following up with the owner to let them know some things we would suggest adding to the kitchen. If you go and you need 9x13 pans or cookie sheets, I would bring some. We also ended up buying some plastic cups because there weren't enough water glasses for all of us. I highly recommend this house and the owner/management.

The property is well-maintained with a lot of beds. The kitchen has a commercial-size stove with all essential items and utensils. We were disappointed that the TVs didn't offer regular cable or channels. The Roku set up wasn't user friendly, and we lost streaming because the WiFi was way too slow and gets easily overloaded with internet users. Download speed ranged between 4.3 Mbps to11.4 Mbps. At my home I get 116 Mbps. The WiFi needs to be addressed. The home is located about a quarter mile from a CVS and about a half mile from Martin's Market which is a very good and well-stocked market. The property sits on acreage. The border to Michigan is less than a quarter mile north where many farms can be seen. My group traveled to Notre Dame which was about 7 1/2 miles away down SR23. We would stay there again, but hope the internet speed gets addressed, and basic cable would be a plus.

really nice property and very engaging and hospitable host

It was comfortable, quaint and very spacious. It has a ton of character and is very warm and welcoming. Plenty of space to gather together. Wound not hesitate to recommend it to others.

We all had a great time the space was plenty big for 18 adults. The house and yard is amazing. Looking to come back soon!

Our stay was wonderful. The property is fantastic, we’ll maintained, and beautiful with plenty of room for the kids to run in the yard.