Jones Law Office

In mid 1838 Stevens S. Jones arrived in Charleston Illinois (the original name of St. Charles). He was the first attorney in the Fox Valley. In 1839, Jones brought to the founders' attention that there already was a town called Charleston in southern Illinois. He suggested calling the settlement St. Charles.

Jones purchased the property on the Northeast corner of 5th Ave and Main St. on April 8, 1843. A small 14X18 structure was added shortly after. That structure was Jones's law office. It is believed the porch was added in 1860. During the Civil War, the Law Office was a holding cell for war deserters.  

In 1987, Jane Dunham relocated the building to the Dunham Hunt Museum at 304 Cedar Ave. It remained there until the Museum closed and was sold and restored to a single-family home. On August 26, 2014, the City of St. Charles moved the Jones Law Office to Camp Kane.