Stone House, Ooty

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.^[2][3][4] The tree in front of the bungalow is known as the Sullivan's oak.^[5]

Stone House
Stone House, Ooty in 1905, with a tree called Sullivan's Oak in the foreground.
Former names	Kal Bangala
General information
Architectural style	European
Location	Ooty, Tamil Nadu,
Country	India
Coordinates	11.412142°N 76.712728°E / 11.412142; 76.712728
Elevation	2240 m
Construction started	1822[1]
Owner	Government of Tamil Nadu

History

John Sullivan started building Stonehouse in 1822. He acquired land from the Toda people at ₹1 (equivalent to ₹690 or US$8.10 in 2023) an acre.^[1]

See also

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

Further reading

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