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Old Stone House

Old Stone House Road , Granite Quarry, North Carolina | (704) 633-5946
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Type: Museums & Monuments
Ages: All Ages
Cost: $
Hours of operation: Sa-Su: 1pm – 4 pm

When Michael Braun completed his stone house in 1766, the site was virtual wilderness. The two-story Georgian house is indeed stately for its time with the stones on the front carefully shaped and matched, creating an impressive face to visitors. Climb to the second floor and you’ll discover high up in the end walls next to the chimneys, openings that some believed to be gun ports for fighting off hostile Indians (actually they were ventilation holes for bringing cool air onto the second floor).


1 Review for Old Stone House

December 23 2010
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"Extensive and impressive tour"

An impressive two-story stone structure built in 1766. On the second story you’ll find two openings believed to be gunports used to fight off hostile Native Americans. In all there are 142 points of interest on the tour, which can be taken by trolley on Saturday April through October.