Fred and Mary Messerschmidt acquired the property on May 16, 1978 for $62,000 and owned it for the next 15 years and 11 months. While making some small improvements to the interior of the house, the Messerchmidt’s put a message in an empty Pepsi bottle inside a wall. The bottle was discovered during the historical renovation project in 2018. Inside, the following note was wrapped around a pencil and sealed closed with a kiss (evidenced by a light imprint of lipstick.