GENOA – Jay and Carol Hencken were planning to give the house they bought at 780 Watson Drive to their daughter Deanna as a wedding present in November.

But those plans are on indefinite hold after a fire destroyed their Genoa home early Sunday evening. Although the structure was standing, Genoa-Kingston Fire Chief Bruce Kozlowski said the house was uninhabitable.

The Genoa-Kingston Fire Department received the first call at 4:08 p.m. Nine units from the department responded, in addition to units from Sycamore, Hampshire, Kirkland, Huntley, DeKalb and Marengo, Kozlowski said.