Butler House Cache Traditional Cache

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n7nsv: Butler House is finally ready for market and the realtor insisted the cache removed now, rather than after it is sold. We are sorry to see it go, and hope it sells to people who can appreciate it and take care of it.

I removed the "Rubby the Duckster" Travel Bug from the cache and will move it along. I'm afraid the other TB's listed are MIA.

If you went to the house looking for the cache, then came across this note, feel free to log the find on the honor system and get the smiley :)

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Hidden : 3/11/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Former home of Butler House Counseling Associates.

Norman F. Butler (1928-1913) built this Queen Anne Victorian Style house in 1882 for his new wife, Rebecca Westfall Butler. Mr. Butler was the architect and contractor of buildings at Fort Walla Walla, the V.A. Hospital, Whitman College and many of the older buildings and residences in the Walla Walla Valley. In fact, working as a volunteer and without pay, he superintended the construction of many of the first buildings for Whitman College, starting in 1899 as a gift to the community.

After Rebecca’s death, Mr. Butler continued to live here until 1908 when he remarried and built another home for his new wife. Between 1908 and 1991, this house was owned by 4 separate Walla Walla locals. By 1991, the house had been turned into a duplex and was in need of extensive interior and exterior work. In 1991, Walla Walla’s own Gary Wasemiller, proprietor of Gary’s Paint Center, purchased the home and spent 8 months lovingly restoring it to it’s original authentic glory.

In 1992, the home was purchased by my father and two business associates, and it became the home of Butler House Counseling Associates. An enclosed wheelchair ramp was added in the back to accommodate my father (Dr. Jim Farnes), who was a polio victim and depended on an electric wheelchair. Because the ramp was enclosed, the house still qualified for placement on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places (the plaque is displayed on the exterior wall to the left of the front door).

Dr. Farnes became the sole owner of the house after the retirement of the other two partners and it is now owned by my mother following his death in January of 2009. Sometime in the next year or so the house will be put on the market for sale and this cache will be disabled once it finally sells.

The cache itself should be easily handi-cacheable, in honor of my handicapped father. Please screw the cap back on tightly to prevent water damage, but not so tightly that it’s can’t be easily removed by hand. Note that although the house is vacant, we occasionally have guests that stay there. They are aware of the cache so no worries there.

FTF gets a piece of Walla Walla history; a $20.00 token for the 1960 W.W. Fair and Frontier Days. Also included are a couple of $1.00 tokens (again from 1960), and various small trade items.

The hint is a dead giveaway.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gur fvta.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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