The Benjamin Stephenson House is a Federal style home built in 1820 in the city of Edwardsville, Illinois, United States.

The Benjamin Stephenson House was originally located on a 172-acre (0.7 km2) tract of land about two miles (3 km) from the center of Edwardsville, Illinois; at the time along the bluffs above Cahokia Creek.

In 1820 he began construction on the original east portion of the house, which, when complete served as his home, office and political headquarters for the remainder of his life.

Apparently an argument occurred, and Smith was later found in the dining room with a stab wound; as the group was picking him up, he uttered "Winchester" and died.

[7] In 1828 Stephenson left Edwardsville, moving to Galena in Jo Daviess County where he made his home most of the rest of his life.

[4] Another owner, Frederick Wolf, purchased the home in 1838 and made significant alterations to the house in 1845, tearing down the detached kitchen and adding an ell to the building.

[9] In 1982 the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUE) bought the house and occupied it until the late 1990s.

[11] On May 14, 2001, the city of Edwardsville held a ground breaking ceremony to officially commence a restoration project aimed at returning the house to the most original condition possible.

[12] Initially the project was to be completed by December 2003, but by April 2004 most of the exterior work had been finished with interior plastering and wood floor installation remaining.

[11][12] The restoration was nearly totally completed by the time the official dedication ceremony occurred on July 1–2, 2006, more than six years after the purchase of the house by the city.

[13] The house was built in the early Federal style and was originally designed as a two-story rectangular building with four square rooms.

The staircase is made of red cypress and features relatively ornately carved woodwork, all of which is original and cast in Adam style.

The ell was built of the same brick as the original home, but covered six windows with its construction on the Stephenson House's west (rear) facade.

In addition, the pillars on the south side of the house were replaced with square designs and a French door was cut into the north facade to open onto a brick terrace.

[6][15] One former resident, who lived in the house during the 1970s told a local newspaper about phantom footsteps, odd noises, and the appearance of someone on the terrace when no one was there.

The historical record shows that Benjamin Stephenson and Edwards were close personal friends and political allies.

[16] For its architectural style and political affiliations the Benjamin Stephenson House was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1980.

[2] The Illinois Historic Sites Inventory was ongoing during this period, 1971–1975, and it also noted the Stephenson House for its architectural and political significance.