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Historic Buildings...
Hours of OperationAHS office is open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are closed on holidays. For information: Phone:
440-988-7255 The Quigley Museum is open Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon and every Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. during the months of May to the 1st Sunday in December. The Sandstone Museum Center is open every Sunday with tours starting at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00p.m. during the months of May through September. Tours of the Quigley house and/or
Sandstone Museum Center outside of this time frame can be arranged.
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The Quigley House is situated on its
original site at the corner of South Lake
Street and Milan Avenue. Built in 1832 by
Mr. Joseph Quigley, it is one of the
earliest examples of hand hewn sandstone
architecture in the Amherst area.
Originally
located off Middle Ridge Road, this
unique
Octagonal
Barn was
disassembled,
moved and
rebuilt using Amish & Society volunteers. Like many other historic buildings
here, this barn was threatened with demolition.
One of only two buildings at the
Sandstone Museum Center in its
original location,
the
"Grange Hall" started out as a
one-room schoolhouse. Built in 1879,
this building went from
schoolhouse to church before it
became home to the local Hickory
Tree Grange.
The Harris-Dute
House is the oldest building moved to the Sandstone Museum Center, a classic
example of the "Greek Revival" style of architecture so common in rural America
immediately before the Civil War. 
Our Blacksmith
Shop has been an
instant success
and is home to our
"Fire and Iron:
Blacksmithing"
program. Our
volunteer
blacksmiths
produce handrails,
hinges, nails and
other hardware for
use throughout our
Sandstone Museum
Center.
St. George's boasts the
unique charm and beauty of
a true country chapel.
Built in 1882 as a
one-room schoolhouse, it
was converted into a
sandstone chapel and used
as an Episcopal church for
many years until sold and
converted into a duplex
housing rental.
On
display in the Auto Garage are two vintage automobiles - a 1920 Model T Ford and
a 1920's Model Chevy Stake Truck donated by Evan Nord.
This charming stone building is made
entirely of cut sandstone quarried around
1890-1900 from the Amherst Quarries and
was used as a pigsty. Located next
to Octagonal Barn
Historical Society volunteers.
because this was where one's horse received new horseshoes 
The Jenne Building is a replica of an early 1900
storefront. Located in the building is the Art Gallery at Sandstone Center.
The gallery contains the works of Neal Jenne, Artist in Residence, as well as
the works of many other artists.