Newtown History Center

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Newtown History Center Established in 1990, the Newtown History Center is maintained by the Stone House Foundation.

The Foundation focuses on educating residents and visitors about the history and culture of the lower Shenandoah Valley with Stephens City as its spotlight. The Newtown History Center is more than a museum that tells the story of the ordinary people who lived and worked in an old Virginia wagon road town. It is a collecting institution with a mission to preserve, document and interpret the material culture and lore of the town of Stephens City and its environs. It is also a repository of documents and photographs relating to the history of the town, its inhabitants and their families. We serve tourists, school groups, research scholars, local patrons as well as professional genealogists and ordinary family history enthusiasts.

After burying the power line for the Stone House, we had to get it connected to the grid. We used the Argenbright Garage...
10/18/2026

After burying the power line for the Stone House, we had to get it connected to the grid. We used the Argenbright Garage next door, and put a box on the exterior so we could channel power from inside the garage to inside the house.

10/17/2026

After burying the wire we used to power the Stone House, our contractors packed the earth down a bit for good measure.

10/17/2026

Burying the wire used to power the Stone House

What do you do after you stick a wire in a trench? You bury it of course! We especially need this at the Stone House. El...
10/17/2026

What do you do after you stick a wire in a trench? You bury it of course! We especially need this at the Stone House. Electricity helps us maintain the building, but we're trying to make it look like it did in the 1830s. A trench with a plastic tube full of wiring would not help that goal.

The basement is the first part of the Stone House where we put electricity, including the breaker box: well out of site ...
10/16/2026

The basement is the first part of the Stone House where we put electricity, including the breaker box: well out of site when the upstairs gets its 1830s look!

10/16/2026

If you saw yesterday's post then you know that we had some digging out by the Stone House! This let us run wiring underground to electrify the place.

Once we had a trench dug for the wire, the next step was to lay it in there! We put the wire in a plastic tube to protec...
10/16/2026

Once we had a trench dug for the wire, the next step was to lay it in there! We put the wire in a plastic tube to protect it from rocks.

More work happened at the Stone House last week! We may be bringing that place back to how it looked in the 1830s, but i...
10/15/2026

More work happened at the Stone House last week! We may be bringing that place back to how it looked in the 1830s, but it still exists in the modern day. That means electricity will be a real asset! So we had our contractors run an underground line to the house, using the basement ramp from August as a starting point for the work.

We're all set for a Collections Committee meeting to discuss which new artifacts we'll bring into our collection.
09/29/2026

We're all set for a Collections Committee meeting to discuss which new artifacts we'll bring into our collection.

Tavern Night is in full swing!
08/28/2026

Tavern Night is in full swing!

Address

5408 Main Street (P O Box 143)
Stephens City, VA
22655

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+15408691700

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