https://www.historicstonehome.org/learn-more daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://www.historicstonehome.org/home daily 1.0 2025-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735530281858-QFDYINPLSC6IBS1IK2S9/Screenshot%2B2024-12-29%2B124421.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735530392604-9XK70I8G5KJ6NCUQ0WYC/4H.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735530413049-6E6QGBDP1TUHZ617FXU7/Stone-1-240x300.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/21fe0112-850f-4a97-bc13-7b1575a4d9f5/Black+Mountain+Alma+Stone.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735529552505-XCUW26RZ8C2EB9BPMAET/Screenshot%2B2024-12-27%2B093942.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/4c82c973-91c6-42cc-bb34-6f0bdf92ff60/Main+House+c.+1944_Northwest+Elevation%28looking+south%29.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735533032482-48Q0NMXLTQO7LPBE1C4D/Percy%25252BSeated.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/f6640563-afbc-4326-a7b5-695f592b36f9/IMG_1753.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/efe01795-fd9b-46e8-97ba-067a1bcf4885/HSH+Logo-+Color.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/d1d1f0fb-d671-4de9-8afe-fa68eeccb391/Historic+Stone+Home+African+American+heritage+National+Historic+Places+Savannah+historic+sites+Percy+H.+Stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/69452183-869a-4510-a4ad-11b22a096a9f/Harriet+Peeler+Stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/72f8d32f-3f71-4c8d-af7e-7e0b6252fd97/Monroe+Nathan+Work.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/4502bc40-aeca-4ef4-8dd2-4ecb625944be/Alma+Stone+Sp https://www.historicstonehome.org/the-archive daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/3acf7148-626c-4afe-be6f-5dee60a8b857/The+Story+of+the+Negro+Collage.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/482ff666-7c12-44b7-a333-f3fb9b6dad45/WEB+Dubois+Books+and+Sig.jpg https://www.historicstonehome.org/the-history daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735510795046-4GEQJJZ3XG9CCQQRF0MB/Percy%2Band%2BHP.jpg The History Percy H. Stone Sr. was born in 1893 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, and raised with a deep understanding of the importance of land ownership for African Americans. He attended the Hampton Institute and later the University of Connecticut, focusing on agriculture. Stone’s career included pivotal roles with the Cooperative Extension Services, where he enhanced farming practices and sanitary conditions for rural communities. In the 1940's Percy Stone and his family renovated the Historic Stone Home to accommodate their needs for their growing family. His tenure as the state leader of the Negro 4-H Club brought lasting changes, including the establishment of a centrally located summer camp for Black youth, culminating in the opening of the Dublin 4-H Center in 1957. Stone retired in 1959 but remained active in community development and mentoring. Stone’s efforts earned national recognition, and his legacy was immortalized with his induction into the National 4-H Hall of Fame in 2022. He was a deacon at Second African Baptist Church and a respected figure in Savannah. Percy Stone's wife, Harriet Peeler Stone, made significant contributions to early childhood education and civil rights advocacy. Her work in nutrition research and her role in Savannah’s Head Start program underscore her commitment to community advancement. Harriet and Percy raised their family at the Historic Stone Home and used their home and garage apartment to provide shelter and mentorship for numerous Savannah State College students. Their land became a haven of Black influence, where their community could gather for Family Day's, church gatherings, educational seminars, and more. Harriet was born in 1910. Her genealogy ties to matriarch "Mama" McQueen, slave of John McQueen's Placentia Plantation, linking the family’s modern achievements to their ancestral history. She was a researcher, preservationist and archivist. Harriet collaborated with figures like Savannah Civil Rights activist W. W. Law and her Uncle Monroe Nathan Work, a pioneering sociologist and historian, whose contributions to documenting Black life remain invaluable. Harriet’s own achievements in academia and her support for Savannah’s educational initiatives reflect her father Silas Peeler’s enduring legacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/986225e3-0f0e-44fe-9387-996d4136f293/1910+Conference+Peeler+and+Booker+T.png The History Silas Peeler, Harriet’s father, was a Methodist minister deeply involved in education and community service. His leadership at institutions like Bennett College showcased his dedication to advancing opportunities for African Americans. This image was captured in 1910 with Booker T. Washington from the Abraham H. Peeler Papers at the Greensboro History Museum in Greensboro, NC. Peeler often collaborated with Booker T. Washington to enhance higher education for African Americans in North Carolina. Rev. Silas Peeler was a Bennett Graduate. When he assumed the presidency of the University, he added a course in agriculture and made the center of the campus into a farm where students grew subsistence crops including turnips and corn. Silas Peeler’s influence extended to his children, instilling in them a commitment to education and social advancement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/6dd256e9-980b-449a-9748-7b594cf6a288/Peeler+Family.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/127e2bb9-7ac7-4f77-92c5-0da4181ace35/Monroe+Nathan+Work.jpg The History Monroe Nathan Work, born in 1866, was a trailblazing sociologist and researcher. While working at Savannah State University, Booker T. Washington called for Monroe Nathan Work to establish a division for recording the industrial productivity of graduates. Monroe expanded this directive and founded the Department of Records and Research at Tuskegee Institute, where he published the "Negro Year Book" and the monumental "A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America," containing over 11,000 references. Work’s efforts to document African American achievements were groundbreaking, earning him numerous accolades, including an honorary degree from Howard University, a Harmon Award in Education, and a portrait in the Smithsonian’s "Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1735510898998-YKCEUIBPR7NVQPH70ALI/IMG_1748.jpg The History Monroe Nathan Work, Florence Hendrickson Work, and Florence’s mother "Gannah" share a special connection to the Historic Stone Home on Country Club Creek. Monroe met his wife Florence while working at Savannah State University. Florence's ancestors were enslaved on this land and knew how to navigate the waterways. Florence's sister Constance was the wife of Bennett President, Silas Peeler. Harriet considered Monroe and Florence her "second set of parents." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/1fb775c1-af17-4526-b66a-c00d588313b6/Alma+teaching+piano.jpg The History Alma Stone Williams, Percy’s daughter, was a trailblazer in racial integration, becoming the first African American student at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Alma Stone William's academic and musical achievements inspired future generations. Here is young Alma, teaching music at the piano in the Historic Stone Home. The family’s contributions to Savannah’s educational and cultural landscape are profound, from establishing programs at Savannah State University to co-founding SONATA, a music education initiative for underprivileged children. https://www.historicstonehome.org/the-home daily 0.75 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/4c82c973-91c6-42cc-bb34-6f0bdf92ff60/Main+House+c.+1944_Northwest+Elevation%28looking+south%29.jpeg The Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/42ed1eaf-7426-4079-bee0-011ab68b5d75/Main+House+c.+1949_Northwest+Elevation%28looking+north%29.jpeg The Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/151a48e6-0764-4de8-a860-c26e14856e4a/Main+House+c.+1966_Northwest+Elevation+%28looking+northeast%29.jpeg The Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/79b63d8c-7db4-4c18-8a3b-70249e077572/Main+House+and+Yard+c.+1939+%28looking+southwest%29.jpg The Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674fb01a46dd4a5f4a2d87e7/a1cfad7e-33fc-4e34-9c9a-94e0593ac493/House+Old.jpg The Home