The Littlepage Stone Mansion, located at 1809 Washington Street West, was built in 1845 for Major Robert Thornton by local builders Harrop L. Joy and J. Carson, whose names are carved into blocks at both ends of the house. The mansion was made from stones taken from a nearby quarry, with some weighing over a ton. In 1848, the house was sold to Adam Brown Dickinson Littlepage, and it stayed in his family until 1932.

During the Civil War, it is said that Confederate General Henry Wise wanted to use the house as his headquarters, but Rebecca Littlepage, Adam's wife, refused. When General Wise threatened to blow up the house, Rebecca bravely stood on the porch with her children, and the house was spared. Unfortunately, Adam was killed during the war, and his widow had to sell large parts of their farm.

In 1939, the Housing Authority of Charleston bought the house and used it as an office for many years. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.