The Old Stone House

07/17/2025

For those who've been wondering about the future of the Old Stone House, the Butler Eagle has a helpful update!

The Old Stone House in Brady Township is getting a new roof before it gets a new caretaker. Slippery Rock University is replacing the roof as the final step in the transfer of management to the Pennsy...

07/08/2024

We're excited to share this news update on the status of the Old Stone House! When completed, this transition will help insure the site's continuing role as a local landmark and educational site. Further details will be shared here as they become available.

BRADY TWP — From the time of its founding 200 years ago, the Old Stone House served as an iconic piece of Slippery Rock history. Now, it is closed to the public, but the hope of its reopening remains ...

09/05/2023

We've received a number of messages inquiring about visits, tours and future programming, so we felt it would be helpful to post an updated status.
The Old Stone House remains closed for the time being, but efforts are currently in the works to insure the site's continued operation in the future. Further information will be released via local news outlets as soon as it can be made available. Thanks for your support and interest in the Old Stone House!

04/25/2022

We regret to announce that the Old Stone House will not open for the summer 2022 season, and will remain closed for tours until further notice.

Thanks to all those who have expressed interest in tours or events; we're sorry we'll be unable to serve you this summer.

For questions or additional information, please contact the Slippery Rock University President's Office https://www.sru.edu/about/administration/office-of-the-president/contact-us

03/23/2021

Due to budgetary constraints, the Old Stone House will not be open for public tours or events this summer. We hope to return to our regular May-October schedule in 2022.

09/03/2020

A number of folks have inquired as to when the Old Stone House will reopen. The site is normally staffed by students at Slippery Rock University who serve as docents giving tours and supporting educational programming. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, most classes at SRU for the Fall semester are online. As there are not sufficient students available to staff the site, the Stone House will remain closed through the remainder of 2020.

We apologize for this inconvenience, and appreciate your understanding.

04/06/2020

In this time of social distancing, it's good to recall gatherings from the past and look forward to them in our future. Here's a photo from our archives of the "Brown Family Reunion" of 1987, taken on the Stone House front porch.
Presumably this would have been descendants of the original builder of the Old Stone House, John Brown (of Oliver).

04/01/2020

Friends,
As you may already know, PA State System Chancellor Dan Greenstein has directed that "the suspension of in-person classes across Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities, and all in-person learning experiences, including clinical rotations, internships, student teaching and field trips" will continue through the summer 2020 session as a public safety measure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the Old Stone House is owned by Slippery Rock University and staffed by SRU students, this means we will not open for the Summer 2020 season.

As disappointing as this is, it also provides an opportunity for pausing to reflect and evaluate how we can best serve the community in new ways once the period of "social distancing" comes to an end. We wish you all good health, and look forward to the future when the house can once again be a place of connection, learning, and fun.

03/06/2020

Visitors tour the Old Stone House during "Pioneer Crafts Day" August 1983 - also the 20th anniversary of the original groundbreaking for the reconstruction of the Old Stone House!

12/25/2019

12/07/2019

Less than two hours until our annual Christmas Open House! We hope to see you there!