National Register of Historic Places

Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House

Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan
Listed
December 1, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001482

About this property

The Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul) Jones House, also known as Poke's Cottage or The Stone House, is a private house located at 170 West Main Street in Marcellus, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1986 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Carroll Sherman Jones was born in 1857, the son of Marcellus founder George Washington Jones and his wife Emma Brewster (whose nearby house is also on the National Register). He went into his father's banking business, running the G.W. Jones Exchange Bank in Marcellus from its founding. In 1891. Jones married Bessie E. Caul; the couple had two children. The Jones house was constructed for the family between 1898 and 1900 from a design by the Detroit architectural firm of Alan Clother Varney. Carroll Sherman Jones continued to work at the bank until his death in 1921. The Carroll Jones House is a two-story structure with both Dutch Colonial Revival and Romanesque Revival elements. It has a large gambrel roof clad in red slate with green slate on the gable ends, and a round conical-roof tower in the front facade. The first floor is faced with massive hand-cut fieldstone blocks and contains a round porch with Tuscan columns. The interior is decorated in Arts and Crafts style, with quarter-sawn oak doors, trim, and cabinetry.

Location

170 W. Main St.
Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan
42.02733, -85.81658

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When was Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House listed on the National Register?

Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House?

Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House?

The period of significance for Jones, Carroll and Bessie E. (Caul), House is recorded as the industrial era.

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