Stepping Stones (house)
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Stepping Stones
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North elevation, 2008
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| Location | Katonah, NY |
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| Nearest city | Peekskill |
| Coordinates | 41°14′48″N 73°42′3″W / 41.24667°N 73.70083°WCoordinates: 41°14′48″N 73°42′3″W / 41.24667°N 73.70083°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1941 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000705 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 16, 2004 |
| Designated NHL | October 16, 2012 |
Stepping Stones is the historic home of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson (Bill W.) and his wife Lois Wilson (Lois W.), co-founder of Al-Anon/Alateen, in Bedford Hills, New York. It is a Colonial Revival structure built in 1920.
The house at 62 Oak Road, Katonah, New York is on the state and National Register of Historic Places listings in Westchester County, New York. It is open for tours by appointment since 1988 after the death of Mrs. Wilson. An estimated 90 percent of visitors to the house are members of a 12 Step group.
The New York Times quoted the executive director:
In 2012 it was designated a National Historic Landmark.
The Wilsons bought the house on 1.7 acres in 1941 more than five years after Bill W. took his last drink. Lois Wilson later co-founded Al-Anon there.
The desk on which Bill wrote Alcoholics Anonymous ("The Big Book", the principal text of AA) resides at "Wit's End," the office retreat he built on the property. Bill, after moving to Stepping Stones, wrote three more books at the desk: The 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, As Bill Sees It, and AA Comes of Age.
The famous kitchen table Bill mentions in several accounts of his meeting with Ebby Thacher at Bill's former home in 182 Clinton Street, Brooklyn is also on display. Amongst the memorabilia are letter from Carl Jung to Bill Wilson, and a photograph of President Richard Nixon, receiving the millionth copy of the Big Book.
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