"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). The Old Stone House is open to the public Saturdays and Sundays 1 – 4 pm with a charge for admission, April through November. The Old Stone House is located on Old Stone House Road in Granite Quarry."On April 7th I took my Mom and we attended our very first Colonial Spring Frolic at the Old Stone House in Granite Quarry, NC. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Admission was only $4.00 per person and I thought that was totally acceptable. First we got to tour the Braun house while different guides (dressed in period clothing) gave us our history lesson. I learned a lot and thought everyone did a very nice job keeping us informed. I love looking at historical stuff anyway and this outing was both educational and entertaining.
If you want to go to events here, please get here early and realize that there is not much parking space. The house sits just off the road and most people were parking up and down the road. Normally that's not such a big deal, but...where we had to park had a drop-off out the passenger's door. It meant Mom had to climb out through the driver's door, but that wasn't much of an issue at all. It did make for some memories worth chuckling over later on.
It was a beautiful day for this event. The weather could NOT have been more perfect. Now, let me see if I can remember everything. There was the house tour, of course. Then Mom dyed her own Easter Egg using natural dyes. (Mom picked beet juice and her egg came out rather orangish red) We tasted some really good food that was prepared using recipes from the time. There were demonstrations for candle making, spinning, a loom, woodworking tools and even a display of native herbs. Everyone was invited to participate in the various demonstrations. We weren't there for the entertainment, but I hear it was fun as well. I look forward to more events at the Old Stone House.
The Old Stone House is open to the public Saturdays and Sundays 1 – 4 pm with a charge for admission, April through November.
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