Stone House - First Floor

Large Stone House parlor

Quick Facts

Location:

Friendship Hill

Significance:

Third Gallatin Addition

Designation:

Historical structure

Amenities

7 listed

Accessible Rooms, Accessible Sites, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Junior Ranger Activity, Wheelchair Accessible, Wheelchairs Available

17. Stone House Parlors

In 1823, when the Stone House was added to the Gallatin home, founding father Albert Gallatin did not expect what he found. Gallatin was expecting the front of the house to be facing east like the rest of the structure, preferably attached to the rest of the home. It was not. Even with specific, detailed explanations, Gallatin's youngest son did not build the structure that Gallatin was expecting.

Freshly home from his time in Paris, Gallatin had to embrace that his plan for a quiet retirement in western Pennsylvania was not going to be a reality for him. Used to the hustle and bustle of Paris and other cities, Hannah (Gallatin's second wife) and Frances (their daughter) strongly disliked the wilderness and wanted to return to a life of easy city access to whatever their hearts desired. Even Gallatin's oldest son James spoke against remaining at Friendship Hill.