| Caledonia Wine Cottage History Page |
Built in 1824 by Jacob Fischer, the Caledonia Wine Cottage was originally built as a Stage stop inn. The stage coach would drive up on a stone road to the front of the house where the passengers would disembark for a stay in the inn. The stones for the road are still there to this day. They make the foundation for the steps that lead into the house. Upon entering the house is a three story continuous walnut staircase. Story has it that it is the only staircase of its kind in the Ozarks. In addition, the property is stated to have the second oldest persimmon tree in Missouri. Originally, the house had 12 rooms and a dirt floor basement. The back of the house contained separate quarters for the slaves. A separate entrance to the house on the back of the second floor allowed the slaves to enter. Tunnels connected the two houses on either side of the house and a third tunnel went to the creek where slaves were moved out to work in the fields and later as part of the underground for moving slaves north during the civil war. Also during the civil war the house was turned into a hospital by the union. Wounded soldiers from the battle at Pilot Knob were transported to this house in Caledonia were they were treated for their wounds. Both confederate and union soldiers were treated here. Contagious patients were put in the quarantine room at the top of the house in the third floor. This room was pad locked from the outside and a hole cut in the door to pass food. The lock and window still exist to this day in the room. When the confederate soldiers became well enough they were treated as prisoners and locked up in the basement. A separate room was built and bars put on the windows in this basement room. These bars are still in place today. In the early 1900's the Crenshaw family owned the home and William Crenshaw wrote on the back of the steps "Wishing to go away June 30, 1920". He was 12 years old at the time. Later the Ramsey Family owned the home into the 1990"s. Haley Ramsey was the owner of the home when it was submitted to the national Historical Society for a home to registered as a Historic site. Many people have commented how nice Haley was and how she could often be seen on the upstairs balcony reading her paper as she watched traffic go by on the road below. Haley was an avid gardener, who loved to plant flowers. Haley was very active her whole life and would often do her own yard work, pulling weeds and raking leaves. The house was later used as an Antique store. In September of 2006, Dave Buis and Pepper Carpenter purchased the house. They began their renovations on the home in January of 2007 and opened the Caledonia Wine Cottage on August 31st 2007. In late 2009, Pepper and Dave had to move out of state and now this historic wonder sits vacant with a "For Sale" sign awaiting for new owners to deliver another chapter in its extensive history. Also read the article about Caledonia featured on Haunted America Tours (Click the banner below) |
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