Information about Cholpe House and the Farm
To provide accomodations in a quiet, private setting for families, friends, nature lovers, and artists
Guest Accommodations/Services
A whole house is yours, completely furnished and very comfortable. Our house has AC/Heat, fireplace, firewood, stove, refrigerator, microwave, gas grill, deck, 2 bedrooms sleeping up to six people, upstairs bath, washer & dryer, china, cookware, all utensils, quilts, antiques, games, books, TV/VCR, video tapes, stereo with CD/ tape deck, access to lakes, 300 acres of pastures, 500 acres of woodlands, cattle, sheep, deer, coyotes, fox, geese, ducks, heron, wild turkey, a refrigerator filled with food for a "cook your own" breakfast at your leisure
Guest Activities
On the farm you can hike, walk, birdwatch, take a guided farm tour, picnic, see Jacob sheep, have an evening bonfire, ride in a tractor or combine, fish, help with cattle feeding, or just relax
Or in nearby locations...spend a day in historic New Harmony, Indiana, visit an ostrich farm, dairy farm, or buffalo farm, shop for antiques, visit galleries & museums, see an ancient Native American mound builing village, walk a boardwalk through a cypress swamp, see architectual wonders by world reknown designers, walk a labyrinth or a maze, eat in fantastic restaurants, visit a casino riverboat, enjoy beautiful gardens organically and biodynamically grown, shop in many quaint shops, visit a peony farm, have a shake at the soda shop, take a carriage ride, meditate by a fountain
Cholpe House Decor
Cholpe house is furnished in antiques and quilts. Upstairs a bedroom features two double cannon ball beds and a marble top dresser. Downstairs you'll find a large walnut wardrobe in the bedroom with daybed and pop-up trundle. A large oak dining table sits regally in on blue ceramic tile that extends into a completely furnished kitchen . The living room features a painted tile fireplace and furniture so plush you'll be tempted to settle in and stay. Hardwood floors, unique staircases, built-in bookcases and original oils and watercolors make this house unforgetable. The style is charm the feel is comfortable.
Cholpe House History
Our guest house was originally built in the late 1800's but not in it's present location. It was the Louisa P. Hill house situated "two hills over" on family ground, about 3 miles from its current site. In 1974, the house was raised and moved by truck to our hilltop by Thomas Mumford with the immediate intention of building a house for his daughter who is an artist.
The reason for the name "Cholpe" (pronounced: chaul-pee) is because the Mumfords' owned land in the Louisiana parish named Cholpe. Tom & Tish decided to sell the Louisiana property and with the proceeds from that sale, move and remodel the house. Cholpe House was moved to its present location and remodeled in 1973 &1974, and has been called by family members that name since that time.
Working Farm Activities/Products
Cholpe House is located on Mumford Farms which is managed by the youngest of the Mumford children. It is a working farm producing corn, soybeans, wheat, milo and at various times, other specialty crops. The 800 acre hilltop is surrounded by flat bottom ground where most of the row crop operation takes place. In recent years, several irrigation pivots have been purchased to offset the risk of the sandier ground. The farm maintains a large grain handling facility and small cattle operation.
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