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Mark your calendar! The Bull Stone House and Barn will be open to the public for tours on Saturday October 7th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm as part of the ILoveNY Path Through History program! All the details are here.
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WOW! Nearly 400 cousins gathered for the 150th Annual Bull Family Reunion and Picnic this year! Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who jumped right in and helped out from set-up, to registration & the BullMarket, all through the day and weekend. We couldn't have done it without you! We'll keep you posted about the amazing family photo and how you can get a copy for your family. Thank you again to everyone who enjoyed the day and helped to keep the rain away! Picnic photos are up! Go to the photos tab above. If you have any photos you would like to share please send them to info@bullstonehouse.org.
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Welcome
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Nestled in the rolling, green hills of Orange County, New York, stands The Bull Stone House and, the only example of a New World Dutch Barn still standing in Orange County. The house is a living museum that, along with the barn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1722 by William Bull and Sarah Wells who were among the first settlers in Orange County.
William Bull was an English stonemason and immigrated to New York in 1715. He was hired by Daniel Cromline to help build a house on Cromline's portion of the Wawayanda Patent. Sarah Wells was an indentured servant of Christopher and Elizabeth Denn. Sarah settled Denn's property on the Wawayanda patent in 1712 when she was a young woman of 18 years. She sailed up the Hudson on a sloop from New York City with two carpenters and three Indian guides, landing in New Windsor. Her party then traveled through the wild country along the Moodna Creek to reach Denn's property. William and Sarah were the first recorded marriage in the Town of Goshen in 1718. Descendants of William and Sarah and their twelve children still gather in reunion every year since 1868 at the Annual Bull Family Reunion and Picnic. Typically, more than 300 family members attend the picnic from all over the United States and Canada. Please contact The Stone House to arrange a tour for your family, students, scouts, 4H’ers, or anyone interested in exploring and discovering New York State and Colonial America’s rich history. info@bullstonehouse.org |
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The William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House Association is proud to be a part of the Blue Star Museums Initiative. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America. First launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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