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Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Historic building
In Sullivan, Missouri
0.6 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

Also called the Harney Mansion, this stone house stands in Sullivan, MO, less than a mile off the old road. Built in 1856 of native brown sandstone, it later became the warm-weather retreat of Major General William S. Harney. Today it is a historic house museum, giving Route 66 travellers a look inside a 19th-century stone home in the Missouri hills.

What is Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home?

The house is one and three-quarter stories tall and built of local brown sandstone. Its design mixes several styles, so it is usually described as eclectic. A rear wing was added in the years between 1869 and 1872, after Harney bought the property.

It operates as a house museum and has wheelchair access.

History of Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

The house was built in 1856. Harney purchased it in 1869 and used it as his summer residence, and the rear wing followed soon after. It joined the National Register in 1984.

Visiting Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home: tips

Allow about an hour if you plan to go inside. Food is about half a mile away, and a motel is about 0.7 miles off, which makes Sullivan an easy overnight base. Meramec State Park is about 3.3 miles away, Meramec Caverns about 4.6 miles, and Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area about 6 miles, so the house pairs well with a day of Missouri river and cave country.

Practical info

Address: 332 S Mansion St, Sullivan, MO 63080
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Meramec State Park

Sullivan, Missouri · 2.9 mi from Route 66

A big state park on the Meramec River with more than 40 caves, forests and rocky glades.

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3.3 mi from Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Meramec Caverns

Sullivan, Missouri · 1.9 mi from Route 66

Missouri's most-visited cave, a 4.6-mile system advertised by dozens of billboards along I-44.

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4.6 mi from Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area

Bourbon, Missouri · 4.0 mi from Route 66

Spring-fed trout water, forest and grassland on 859 acres where Blue Springs Creek meets the Meramec.

Nature & parks

6.0 mi from Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Vilander

Vilander, Missouri · 6.8 mi from Route 66

A vanished creekside town named after a postmaster's husband, off the beaten path near Bourbon.

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7.6 mi from Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge, Missouri · 8.8 mi from Route 66

A vanished Washington County town named for a ridge said to grow nothing but peas.

Ghost town

8.5 mi from Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Onondaga Cave State Park

Leasburg, Missouri · 5.6 mi from Route 66

A cave-tour state park on the Meramec River with camping, swimming, fishing and hiking trails.

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10.6 mi from Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

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