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Restoration of the historic Casey House has moved inside, with crews refurbishing the home’s floorboards and installing new wallpaper.
The interior work is the latest step in a long effort to preserve Mountain Home’s oldest surviving house. Earlier phases replaced the roof and rebuilt the front porch.
Built in 1858 by Col. Randolph D. Casey, the two-room dog-trot cabin is the oldest standing structure in Mountain Home. Its rooms are separated by an open breezeway, and the home once served as the site of Baxter County’s first court and Mountain Home’s first post office.
The Casey House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It has survived the Civil War, a near-devastating tornado in 1985 and more than 165 years of Arkansas weather.
The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society maintains the home and is raising money to finish the work through its “All A-Board” campaign. The society is replacing the porch’s pine boards with period-accurate white oak and is asking supporters to sponsor a plank for $150.
The society says every gift, from a single board to a larger project, helps preserve the landmark for future generations. Donations to the nonprofit are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Donations can be mailed to the Baxter County Historical Society, P.O. Box 2125, Mountain Home, AR 72654, or dropped off at the museum at 300 Bomber Blvd. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information is available at 870-425-2551, by emailing [email protected] or at BaxterCountyHistory.org.
