Title
Jones House, 1804 4th Street
Subject
Houses and homes
Description
The Jones Home, originally a two-story structure with no porch, was built by Dr. John Owen, a Methodist minister and former mayor of Tuscaloosa (early 1830's), for his daughter Sarah Frances Owen. Miss Owen married Thomas Jefferson Burke, an early Tuscaloosa newspaper editor.
Although a disastrous fire destroyed the second story and did extensive damage to the structure, the beautiful paneled doors and woodwork of the original house remain. Devane K. Jones, a local attorney, acquired the property and home in the 1880's. (Past Horizons, Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society, 1978)
Although a disastrous fire destroyed the second story and did extensive damage to the structure, the beautiful paneled doors and woodwork of the original house remain. Devane K. Jones, a local attorney, acquired the property and home in the 1880's. (Past Horizons, Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society, 1978)
Creator
Betty Slowe
Source
Betty Slowe
Date
Sept. 24, 2013
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
1080
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph