Historic Long House

The Long House is located in Historic Downtown Farmington, Missouri. It was originally built in 1833 by Phillip Graham Long and Isabella (Murphy) Long. Phillip and Isabella were married in Farmington on January 15, 1833, and had eleven children. 

The original house was built of log construction containing one room downstairs and one upstairs, with an enclosed stairway and fireplace. As the family grew, other additions were made. The first, to the south, with a room downstairs and a room above. Much later another addition was built to the north of the original also with a room downstairs and a room above with an individual stairway. Thus, the house contained three units each with its own stairway. Later a room was added for the kitchen and bathroom. 

The Long House has been part of several historic events. In late 1837, the Cherokee Trail of Tears detachment took route through Missouri from Cape Girardeau, through St. Francois County, and on to Oklahoma. The Plank Road was built in Ste. Genevive in 1851 and by 1853 went through Farmington and into Iron County. 

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Today the center room, with its original log and chinking interior, the north room, and kitchen are used for club meetings and entertainment. The north room is furnished as a lounge, the center upstairs room as a bedroom, and the south upstairs room has been restored as a children's room. 

On the north lawn stands a granite pyramidal structure identifying the site of the first industry in Farmington, a tannery, owned by Phillip Graham Long. When this marker was being built a stone was placed by every remaining member of the Long family.

The Long House is available for group rentals and is typically open for tours during the first weekend of June and select dates during the holiday season. Tours are offered by members of the GFCW Monday Club of Farmington. Today it is maintained by the Monday Club and the City of Farmington.
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Trail of Tears National Historic Trail