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United States historic place


Jones Business College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	1305 Otley Ave. Perry, Iowa
Coordinates	41°50′13″N 94°06′12″W / 41.83694°N 94.10333°W / 41.83694; -94.10333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPS	Downtown Perry, Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	00001006
Added to NRHP	November 30, 2000

Jones Business College, also known as the Jones Building, is a historic building located in Perry, Iowa, United States. C. Durant Jones was a social activist who supported the cause of Prohibition. Jones developed and promoted the "Jones Chautauqua System," which was a series of Chautauqua-style productions that promoted the temperance movement across Iowa in the 1910s. He also owned and operated a normal school and a commercial school. All three of these ventures were operated from this building from 1913, when it was built, until 1921. The foundation and walls of this structure are composed of poured concrete, a reaction to the fires that plagued Perry. After its academic and administration use, the building was converted into apartments. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ William C. Page. "Jones Business College" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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