The house has changed over the years.
Here is an early photo Circa 1847 Mark Ford Homestead, Mesopotamia, Ohio
1987 Mark Ford Homestead clearly the same
1989 front porch addition and 1997 rear addition as pictured in the
Old Stone House Bed and Breakfast Home Page.)
To the historic town of Mesopotamia, Trumbull County, Ohio, and The Old Stone House Bed & Breakfast! A magnificent architectural curiosity built in the early 1800s by the son of Captain Hezekiah Holcombe of the US 17th Infantry Revolutionary War and one of the 174 delegates to vote on the US Constitution. Hezekiah’s wealth and status are detailed in the house’s design during this period, which precipitated an American movement westward.
Our 1800's historical Greek Revival Western Reserve sandstone home is an architectural curiosity connecting the past with the present. The house offers historic details such as deep window wells 19" thick, corner cupboard and a pie safe made with square nails, chestnut wood beams and plank flooring with post and beam construction.
"The stone house sited atop a rise south of Mesopotamia center is a 1-1/2 storey, two room deep center hall house, a common type found in both Pennsylvania and New York. What is uncommon is the quality of the stone and stonework. The facade of the building used stones carefully selected from one strata of the quarry, all exhibiting purple & blue mineral bands. The doorways are exceptional, with dressed stone used for the elements normally rendered in wood. The layout and scale of the interior, as well as the selection of strap and pintle hinges for doors, suggest a Germanic influence. Stone houses were rare in the Western Reserve and few survive, making this one of the most important early structures in the region" by Chris Klingenmier, Hartford, Ohio
In keeping with preservation, our home is eco friendly. We buy quality homemade goods, use geothermal heating and cooling, support local artisans and buy from farmers we know by name. Email Click to send mail or call 330-550-0285
1758 Hezekiah Holcombe - Purchased 1200 Acres Parcels 21, 33 & 40History
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History of Ownership
1815 Seth Tracy sold Captain Jesse Holcomb (Hezekiah's son) 25 1/4 acres originally part of the land sales for $45.00 as follows from deed records:
09/11/1815 Released
10/20/1815 Recorded
1840 George Arnold
1874 J & F Ford
1899 George A Ford
1923 W F Webb
1985 Sam & Darcy Miller
2001 Darcy Miller