Stone House, Ooty Explained

Stone House
Image Alt:	Stone House, Ooty in 1905, with a tree called Sullivan's Oak in the foreground.
Former Names:	Kal Bangala
Coordinates:	11.4121°N 76.7127°W
Architectural Style:	European
Location:	Ooty, Tamil Nadu,
Owner:	Government of Tamil Nadu
Location Country:	India
Altitude:	2240 m
Start Date:	1822

Stone House was the first bungalow constructed in Ooty, India. It was built by John Sullivan and was called Kal Bangala by the tribals (Kal means stone in Tamil). Today, it is the official residence of the Principal of the Government Arts College, Ooty.^{[1] [2] [3]} The tree in front of the bungalow is known as the Sullivan's oak.^[4]

History

John Sullivan started building Stonehouse in 1822. He acquired land from the Toda people at an acre.

See also

• Ooty Lake
• Mariamman temple, Ooty
• Ooty Golf Course
• St. Stephen's Church, Ooty

Further reading

• Book: Panter-Downes, Mollie. Ooty preserved: a Victorian Hill station. 1967. Mollie Panter-Downes. 38. Hamish Hamiliton.
• Book: Huxley, Michael. The Geographical magazine, Volume 48. 1975. 516. Geographical Press.
• Book: Wright, Gillian. Hill stations of India. 1991. Gillian Wright. 226. Odyssey.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stone House. Ootyindia.in. 2011-02-01. 5 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105134925/http://www.ootyindia.in/. dead.
2. Book: Tourist Guide to South India. 2006. 96. South India. 81-7478-175-7.
3. Book: Bradnock, Robert. South India handbook: the travel guide. 2000. 153. South India. 1-900949-81-4. registration.
4. Web site: Portion of Front of Stonehouse, 1905.. harappa.com. 2011-09-09.