Captain Henderson House

The Queen Anne-style Henderson House began as one of two small cottages built on the plot in 1876. In 1903, Captain Charles Christopher Henderson began an extensive renovation and expansion on the remaining cottage, including the wrap-around porch and balustrade. Henderson and his family only lived in the house for four years before departing for El Paso. The property was eventually sold to the Phillips family, who added Craftsman-style elements to the home. On October 8, 1979, the Trustees approved the purchase of what was by then known as the Stone-Phillips property from Ruth Eloise Stone Bass and Mary Jo Stone Mann for $325,000. On the 3.18-acre plot located across Henderson Street from the south campus were four houses, including the Stone-Phillips House, the former home of J. B. “Dad” Garrett at 1021, and the home of Alvin Stone at 1027. The college operated a museum in the Stone-Phillips house from 1981 until it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1998. The house then underwent extensive renovation, and on September 23, 2001, reopened as a bed and breakfast christened the Captain Henderson House. The Henderson House has eight guest rooms (six upstairs and two downstairs), each with a private bathroom. The downstairs also includes a parlor, music room, sunroom, conference room, dining room, two public restrooms, an office and commercial kitchen. The interior features one of the best examples of intricate wooden fretwork in the state. The home was renovated again in 2021.