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      • Running to the Hill: Smallpox and Sanitation in Colonial Times (1758-1760)
      • Another Scourge Among Many: Epidemics in the Civil War (1861-1865)
      • The Spanish Flu: The Story of Gervis Lemley (1918-1919)
      • It Didn’t Fade: Mildred Lee Grove and Tuberculosis (1930s-Late Twentieth Century)
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Newtown History Center

Explore the 2nd Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley

History of Ownership

To learn more about each of the owners of the Stone House property please click on the name of the owners and occupants listed below.

George Cabbage 1761-1767
Daniel Benezet 1767-1774
Peter Upp 1774-1793
Naomi Hurford 1793-1802
Henry Jackson 1802-1833
Jacob Mytinger 1834-1840
Robert C. Miller 1840-1843

The Log Side

James H. Redd and Andrew J. Redd 1843-1860
Jacob N. Shryock 1860-1867
Henry A. Dinges 1867-1879
The Argenbright Family 1879-1972
Harold & Jean Patton 1972-1973
Poco Associates 1973-1992
Stone House Foundation 1992-Present

The Stone Side

The Shryock Family 1843-1872
Steele & Bro. 1872-1900
The Lemley Sisters 1900-1904
The William H. Adams Family 1904-1928
The Katie Rudolph Family 1928-1935
Mrs. Evelyn Lemley 1935-1940
The Edward Grim Family (Tenants) ca. 1937-ca. 1950
Mildred Lee Grove and Her Later Tenants 1940-1997
Stone House Foundation 1990-Present

Stone House Restoration Project Progress Updates

  • The Preservation Trades Challenge
  • The Last of the Shingles Have Arrived!
  • The People in Mr. Gainer’s Painting
  • Stone House Restoration Project
  • History of Ownership
  • Hybrid Drawings
  • Dendrochronology Study of the Log Addition
  • Behind the Plaster
  • Archeology

Upcoming Events

What We Do

With the town of Stephens City as its focus, the Foundation seeks to interest and engage residents, visitors, scholars and students in the events, lifeways and material culture of the region. We also strive to promote the preservation of the buildings, artifacts and landscapes that are associated with the history of the town of Stephens City.

Current Hours of Operation

For current hours of operation please click here.

History Center Location

PO Box 143 (USPS Mail)
5408 Main Street (FedEx/UPS Deliveries)
Stephens City, VA 22655-0143

Phone: (540) 869-1700
E-mail: info@newtownhistorycenter.org

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