The Stone House - Fayetteville AR
N 36° 03.757 W 094° 09.745
15S E 395314 N 3991518
Quick Description: This historical marker was placed at the house by Washington County Historical Society in 1965. The house presently contains law and other offices.
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 6/18/2012 7:57:02 AM
Waymark Code: WMEND5
Views: 3
Long Description:
THE STONE HOUSE
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1845 BY JUDGE DAVID
WALKER. HE SOLD IT IN 1850 TO STEPHEN K. STONE,
WHOSE FAMILY LIVED HERE DURING AND AFTER THE
CIVIL WAR. A SOLID SHOT FROM FAGAN'SCONFEDERATE
BATTERY ON OCTOBER 3, 1864 PIERCED THE WEST
WALL OF THE HOUSE. THE STONE HOUSE SURVIVED
THE WAR, AS DID THE RIEFF HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS
THE STREET, AND BOTH ARE STILL STANDING IN 1965.
STEPHEN K. STONE AND HIS WIFE, AMANDA BRODIE
STONE, WERE PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS AND MADE
HANDSOME DONATIONS TO SUCH CAUSES AS CITY
HOSPITAL, METHODIST CHURCH AND THE FAYETTEVILLE
FEMALE SEMINARY. THE STONES' DAUGHTER MARY
(MRS. GEORGE ALBRIGHT) WAS THE LAST GRADUATE OF
THE SEMINARY IN 1860.
THIS MARKER ERECTED IN 1965 BY THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
History of Marker:
Placed in 1965 by the Washington County Historical Society
Link to Marker: Not listed
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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