Kruse House Tour

A Five Bedroom, Five Bathroom Guest House

The historic Kruse house was moved from its original oceanfront location in Kekaha to become the newest addition to the Plantation in October of 2000, with a spacious lawn that can accommodate tents for special occasions.

What most people will remember about the Kruse family, however, is that they built a fine house in Kekaha in the mid 1920’s. Clara was from Holstein, Germany and was an accomplished artist. She decorated the inside of the home with bright, painted German & Swiss motifs and is well remembered for painting stars and hearts on the kitchen floor. Mr. Kruse, the mill superintendent at Kekaha Sugar Co., crafted the four wooden pillars in the living room and the post for the staircase himself.

Instead of a fourth wall and door, each of the upstairs bedrooms was open with a curtain for privacy. To get the beds and furniture upstairs, they hoisted them through the windows. Bobbie Waterhouse McCord, goddaughter of the Kruse’s daughter Selma Kruse Ralston, and Alan Fayé, Jr. both recall playing hide and seek behind the curtains as children.

In 2000, the property in Kekaha where the Kruse house was located was sold and the house was slated for demolishment in order to make way for new structures. Linda Fayé Collins—keenly aware of the plantation heritage associated with the house—arranged to have it saved and moved to the Waimea Plantation, where it was resettled and beautifully renovated. Bob Fox, architect of the Kruse House’s reconstruction, was careful to position the house so its view of the ocean across its expansive lawn would be unobstructed by manmade structures. Interior designer Jerry Von Schott collaborated with designer Linda Collins to furnish and beautify the house to its current beautiful, clean state.

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Bedroom	Bedroom View	Dining Room	Kitchen
Kitchen	Kitchen	Lawn	Living Room
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