Stone's Trace is a historic site located in Sparta Township,

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. The site includes four contributing buildings. Stone's Tavern was built in 1839, and is a two-story, five bay,

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style heavy timber frame dwelling. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a side gable roof. It was moved to its present site about 1860, and restored in 1964–1966. The Cyrus Kimmel house was built in 1875, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped,

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style brick dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing

granary A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed. Ancient or primitive granaries are most often made of pottery. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animal ...

and barn. The property is operated by the Stone's Trace Historical Society and Stone's Trace Regulators. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1984.

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Stone's Trace Historical Society
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