Editing Tannenheim

'''Tannenheim''' (German for "fir tree home") is a historic mansion located along [[County Road 4A]] in [[Century]] that was built in [[1904]] by Colonel [[Frank J. Hecker]] of the [[Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company]]. Hecker hired architect [[Wikipedia:Louis Kamper|Louis Kamper]] to design the home for his son, [[Frank C. Hecker]], who was sent to the mill town to mind the family's business interests.

The 360-acre estate passed from Hecker, who had no children of his own, to one of his wife Susie's relatives, [[Johnnie Hare]], who lived with his wife in the caretaker's house until Hecker's death. In [[1995]], Hare had just signed over the deed to the estate to [[Jack Neal]] when he reportedly "keeled over and died" in the attorney's office.

Neal's plans to restore the house and the Alger-Sullivan mill fell through, and the estate was foreclosed upon and went up for auction in June [[2002]]. It was divvied up into several parcels, and [[Toy Arnett]] purchased the home and 40 acres of adjoining property.

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==References==
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*"Home of the Century." ''Pensacola Home & Garden'', July 2008.
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