by Karen Mateyak $12.00, 176pages, soft cover In 1999, restoration work began on the Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House in Edwardsville, Illinois. Henry the Stephenson House Mouse is a unique perspective on the restoration of this 1820 house and grounds, from its purchase from the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity in 1998 to its complete, restored State Historic Site, which opened to the public in 2006. Henry is a collection of articles written for the Edwardsville Intelligencer through the perspective of a house mouse who witnesses the slow, steady progress that a preservation committee endures to research and restore a historic site accurately. Learn the history of Colonel Ben, his wife Lucy, and their family, as well as the details of restoration and research. The book also serves as a valuable guide to the completed house. |