The Tippecanoe Valley High School Building Trades program, under the direction of instructor, Wes Backus, will host an open house from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 25.

The open house features the home built for Lynn Montelongo at 8482 S. 1200 W., Mentone. The home is located one mile west of Tippecanoe Valley High School. To reach the Montelongo home, take State Road 19 south of Mentone to the flashing caution sign at County Road 800 South (CR 800 S. runs on the north side of Tippecanoe Valley Middle School). Travel one mile west on CR 800 S. to CR 1200 W. Go one quarter mile south on CR 1200 W. and the Montelongo home is located on the east side of the road.

The Montelongo home has 6,714 total square feet of living space with a 2,829 square foot main floor, a 2,829 square foot walk-out basement, an attached 936 square foot three-car garage, and a 120 square foot storm shelter. Included in the living space are three full bathrooms and three bedrooms. The living room features a cathedral ceiling while the dining room and master bedroom feature trayed ceilings with can lights. The kitchen features a coffered ceiling. The home’s exterior features vinyl siding with shake siding on the gables, stone veneer on the foundation, and a full length porch on the east and west sides of the home. The home is heated and cooled by a closed loop geothermal system.

The public is invited to attend the open house and tour the beautiful home constructed by the building trades students of Tippecanoe Valley High School.