Jones House

Jones House may refer to:

(by state, then city)

Jones House (Sulphur Springs, Arkansas)

The Jones House is a historic house at 220 Bush Street in Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure with a T shape and cross gable roof. The front facade, one of the ends of the crosspiece of the T, has beveled corners with the roof overhanging above the second floor, an Eastlake element. A porch wraps around the stem of the T, which extends to the south. It is supported by turned columns and features a spindled frieze. Built c. 1896, it is a fine and well-preserved example of Eastlake-style architecture.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Jones House (Boone, North Carolina)

Jones House is a historic home located at Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a 2 1/2-story, cubic, Colonial Revival / Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear extension and projecting bays. The front facade features a hipped roof single-story porch.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist)

Benjamin Franklin Jones, Sr. (August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903) was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh. Originally involved in the river barge industry, he purchased a share in American Iron Works in 1851, along with Bernard Lauth. He later joined with James H. Laughlin to form Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, a steel mill heavily dependent on river transportation. The B.F. Jones Memorial Library in Aliquippa Pennsylvania, the site of J&L Steel's Aliquippa Works, was built in his honor with funds donated by his daughter.

Biography

He was born on August 8, 1824 in Claysville, Pennsylvania. He married Mary McMasters and had a son, Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr. From 1884 to 1888 he was chairman of the Republican National Committee. He died on May 19, 1903 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.

Legacy

He was executor of Laughlin's estate.

Politics

As chairman of the Republican National Committee 1884 to 1888, he was responsible for the James G. Blaine presidential campaign.

B. F. Jones House

The B. F. Jones House at 808 Ridge Avenue in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built from 1908 to 1910. When it was completed, it had 42 rooms and cost $375,000 to build. It was once the home of Benjamin Franklin Jones Jr., the son of Benjamin Franklin Jones, a founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company. It is currently Jones Hall of the Community College of Allegheny County.

It was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on March 15, 1974, and to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1970 and in 1990.

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