Yender Outhouse
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Yender Outhouse
This outhouse has three seats!
Inside the Yender Outhouse
Backstory and Context
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This outhouse was the family’s bathroom since they did not have one inside the house. Andy Yender, who lived in the house as a child before it was donated, had memorized that the outhouse was exactly 40 steps from the back porch of his farmhouse.
The Yenders built this outhouse with three seats – two are adult-sized and one is made for a smaller child. Behind the inside back wall, there is a small area built-in that draws air outside and helps to keep unpleasant smells out. Mrs. Yender even kept flowers in the window!
Please note that the Yender Outhouse is no longer operational.
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Resources collected and researched by The Museums at Lisle Station Park (MLSP) staff and volunteers
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