William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House Association
Name/Title
Generations of Bulls Care for Homestead
Entry/Object ID
000643
Tags
William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House Association
Scope and Content
1. Email Correspondence: "Bull Picnic 2006"
Sender: Mary Jane Sorrell ([email protected])
Recipient: Michael Brown ([email protected])
Date: Saturday, September 02, 2006, at 12:46 PM
Content: Mary Jane is sharing a composite photo of the "Bull Picnic 2006," noting that David Sorrell took three individual pictures and merged them together. She also mentions that "Frank" is expected to visit the following day at an unspecified time.
2. Newspaper Article: "Generations of Bull family care for house"
Author & Publication: Written by Jaime Tomeo for The Middletown Times Herald-Record (or similar local press).
Subject: The Bull Stone House, located in Campbell Hall, Hamptonburgh, Orange County, New York.
Key Details:
History: Built in 1722 by William Bull and his wife, Sarah Wells, the 10-room colonial building is the fourth oldest stone house in Orange County.
The Family: For 33 years, Michael K. Brown and his wife, Betty, have lived in and maintained the home. They are descendants of the Bull family, which has seen 10 generations reside in the same dwelling.
The Reunion: Every year, about 4,000 invitations are sent out to members of the Bull family for an annual reunion. Around 1,000 to 1,500 people attend the picnic each year.
Unique Features: The property includes a freshwater spring flowing under the house, a historic barn, a carriage house, and the family cemetery where William and Sarah Bull are buried. It receives no public funding and is run as a "living family stone house museum" by the Bull Stone House Association.
