Completed in 1845, it the oldest home in Jones County, Mississippi and is located at 410 Anderson Street.

Actual construction of the house is believed to have started in the 1830s by Ed Chapman who died prior to completion.

It is an accepted fact that Amos and Eleanor Deason were the first family to occupy the house and original 700 acre homestead.

The planners employed a technique that George Washington had used at Mount Vernon to transform wood to the look of stone.

Second is the front entrance to the house which has a uniquely hexagon shaped vestibule with French doors opening onto the porch.

The house was built of hand-hewn timbers from the hearts of virgin pine forests that surrounded the property at the time.

The original roof structure was stripped with lathing and hand split wooden shake shingles were applied in an interlocking method to prevent leaks.

Floors were made with various width select dressed boards that measured up to fourteen inches wide in some rooms.

The high ceilings provided essential relief against the sweltering Jones County summer heat.

Customary for the period the kitchen with a large fireplace was a separate structure located near the back of the house.

McLemore, a Confederate officer was sent to Jones County to round up a group of deserters led by Newt Knight.