Visit the Galleries of the Jones House Community Center from Noon - 5PM any Tuesday - Friday

Watauga Arts Council

Town of Boone

Boone Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Boone Development Association

Jones House Centennial Celebration Web Site

Calling musicians and sponsors! We will be accepting requests to perform in the 2010 summer Concerts on the Lawn series through February 12.  If you are interested, please contact Mark Freed (mark@watauga-arts.org - (828) 264-1789).  For groups that have not performed in the past two years, you will need to provide information about your act and a sample recording. We are also seeking out sponsors for the 2010 season.  There are both season and single-concert sponsorships available.  For more information, please contact Mark Freed (mark@watauga-arts.org - (828) 264-1789).

View photos from the December 2009 Winter Snowstorm by Sherri Moretz

"The Halls Are Decked at the Jones House" ... an online article in the High Country Press Website

Photo Album of Chirstmas Decorating 2009

In the early 1980s, the Town of Boone, North Carolina received the wonderful gift of the historic Jones House.This was made possible by the foresight of Mazie Jean Jones Levenson, daughter of Dr. John Walter Jones and his wife Mattie Blackburn Jones who built the house in 1908. Conscious of the need to preserve the history of Boone,  Miss Mazie has provided Boone with many gifts wrapped up in one: a beautiful turn-of-the century home listed on the National Historic Register, a home for the Watauga Arts Council providing numerous artisans a place to display their talents, a meeting place for community groups, a  repository for historical artifacts from the early days of Boone and Watauga County and a great place for families to visit and enjoy the annual July 4th and Christmas parades the Town of Boone has to offer.

Did you know ... The only two Boone entries in the National Register of Historical Places are the Jones House and the Boone Post Office. View the actual nomination form for the Jones House entry into the National Register of Historic Places.

Mazie Jones Levenson Visits Boone for the 4th of July Holiday. Photo album of the building of the Jones House Model for the parade.

 Photo album of the 4th of July Parade through downtown Boone.

February 2010 Gallery Exhibits ... in the Mazie Jones Gallery, works by the Orchesis Expressive Arts Honor Society; in the Open Door Gallery, works by students of the Two Rivers Community School

Beautiful rendering of the Jones House by the late Sid Weinbach. Click for larger version.
 

2009 Concerts on the Lawn Sponsors:

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General Information:

• Meeting rooms are available to community groups at minimal charge.

• Art gallery and exhibit admission is free of charge during regular gallery hours. Gallery hours are Noon - 5PM any Tuesday - Friday.

• Groups wishing to tour or use the facility should call or write at least two weeks in advance.

• Children's groups must have adult supervision.

• The Jones House Community Center is available for Weddings and other special events.

• Volunteers for the community center's galleries and other activities are welcome!