Margaret and George Riley Jones House | |
![]() Margaret and George Riley Jones House, January 2012 | |
Location | 315 E. Charles St., Muncie, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°11′27″N85°23′1″W / 40.19083°N 85.38361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1901 |
Architect | Alfred Grindle |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84001017 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 27, 1984 |
Margaret and George Riley Jones House, also known as the Riley-Jones Club, Inc., is a historic home located at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. It was built in 1901, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, "L"-plan, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling sheathed in brick. It features a gable roof with dormers, arched windows, and full-width front porch with mosaic tile floor. It housed a private women's club. [2] : 2 The club closed in 2003 and the building now houses law offices. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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