The Jones Mansion stands as the lonely Victorian sentinel at the main entrance to the modern, diverse neighborhood known as Olde Towne East. When it was built in 1889, the mansion joined other grande homes as part of the East Broad streetscape. Owner William H. Jones -- the founder of Jones-Witer, a dry goods and notions firm – designed this home to be a replica of a Barnesville, Ohio mansion – and paid $11,250 for the land.
The Jones mansion has many Chatequesque features. It is built of pressed brick with a steep, hipped roof of hexagonal-shaped slate. The exterior wall surfaces are broken by a stone water table and several beltcourses. A two-story turret with a flat roof balances the front porch with its paired columns and heavily carved wood double doors. And, the carriage house, with the same form, scale, and proportions as the main house, is the largest in Columbus. Also make sure not to miss the Mollusk shape in lintel on the east side of the building.
The mansion remained in the Jones Family until 1975 when great-granddaughter Grace Wedemeyer decided to sell it.
731 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Franklin County
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