Jonas Stone House (1822) - Private Residence

Please respect the fact that this is a private residence.

The house located at 4 Prospect Street is known as the Jonas Stone House. It was originally built in 1822 for Samuel Haven, though he never lived in the house. After its completion, the property was sold to Henry Baldwin. The home passed to Lucretia Baldwin Stone and her husband, Jonas Stone. Jonas Stone was the steward of Leicester Academy in Leicester and reportedly ran a tavern in Boston. He had previously been married to Lucy Cushing, daughter of Colonel Job Cushing, first minister of the Congregational Church.

The Jonas Stone House is a traditional Federal-style building with two-and-one-half-stories capped with a shallow hip roof. It is square in plan and was likely at one time bilaterally symmetrical. The front facade features twelve-over-twelve windows, two chimneys and a roof cornice with intricate dentil work. The original house connects to a carriage house via a series of additions that have been added over the years. Once operating as the Tally Ho Inn, the house is a now a private home.