Carroll Jones House facts for kids
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Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul) Jones House
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 Location in Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Location | 170 W. Main Street, Marcellus, Michigan |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Alan Clother Varney |
| Architectural style | Dutch Colonial Revival, Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001482 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1997 |
The Carroll and Bessie E. Jones House is a special old home in Marcellus, Michigan. People also call it Poke's Cottage or The Stone House. It is located at 170 West Main Street.
This house became a Michigan State Historic Site in 1986. Later, in 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's an important building in American history.
History of the Jones House
Carroll Sherman Jones was born in 1857. His father, George Washington Jones, helped start the town of Marcellus. George's own house is also a historic site nearby.
Carroll followed in his father's footsteps. He worked in the family banking business. He managed the G.W. Jones Exchange Bank in Marcellus from the time it opened.
In 1891, Carroll Jones married Bessie E. Caul. They had two children together. Their beautiful house was built between 1898 and 1900. It was designed by a famous architecture firm from Detroit, Alan Clother Varney. Carroll Sherman Jones continued working at the bank until he passed away in 1921.
What Does the House Look Like?
The Carroll Jones House is a two-story building. It mixes two cool architectural styles: Dutch Colonial Revival and Romanesque Revival.
The roof is very large and has a special shape called a gambrel roof. It's covered in red slate tiles. The ends of the roof, called gables, have green slate. There's also a round tower on the front of the house with a cone-shaped roof.
The first floor of the house is built with huge, hand-cut fieldstone blocks. It also has a round porch with classic Tuscan columns. Inside, the house is decorated in the Arts and Crafts style. This means it has beautiful oak wood for the doors, trim, and cabinets.
