IN THE PAST, HOUSEKEEPERS WERE HIRED FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE, SO THEY NEEDED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A CLEAN, SAFE PLACE TO LIVE. THEY WOULD WORK HERE FOR A FEW YEARS, SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY AND THEN GO BACK HOME TO MARRY. SOME ALSO CAME TO LEARN ENGLISH. AFTERWARDS, THEY WOULD OFTEN COME TO VISIT TOGETHER WITH THEIR HUSBANDS AND THEIR BABIES. FOR US, THESE YOUNG LADIES BECAME PART OF OUR EXTENDED FAMILY.

THE STAFF DORMITORY IS LOCATED ABOVE THE KITCHEN ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE STRUCTURE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE. THERE ARE THREE BEDROOMS. THERE ARE ALSO THREE WAYS TO ENTER THESE ROOMS: TWO SEPARATE AND PRIVATE STAIRCASES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE KITCHEN, AND A DOOR THAT LEADS FROM THE MID LEVEL LANDING OF THE MAIN HOUSE. THE, LAUNDRY ROOM, TOILET AND “OFURO” FOR THE STAFF WAS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR, TO THE SOUTH OF THE KITCHEN.