Second Sunday Open House Tours

We are delighted to share our museum and its stories with so many people.  Join us for our Second Sunday Open House Tours on Sunday, October 13th from 1-3 p.m.  Step back in time and learn more about the magnificent and fascinating home of noted Loyalist Isaac Jones and his descendants.  

We offer free Second Sunday Open Houses every second Sunday of the month from 1-3 p.m., January to November 2024.  (in December we have a special Holiday Event). To learn about other special events and openings you can visit our website at www.goldenballtavern.org and join our mailing list!

Our guides will lead you through the house and tell stories of the Jones family and our wonderful revolutionary history.  The museum has a vast collection of original artifacts and furnishings on display

The Golden Ball Tavern was established and operated by prominent Weston resident, Isaac Jones.  The tavern "at the sign of the Golden Ball" operated as an inn from 1770 to 1793 and played a pivotal role in the unfolding of the Revolutionary War when it served as a base for British spies, was the site of the Weston Tea Party and had a brief visit from Paul Revere's men. The house and Tavern were later occupied and carefully preserved for 200 years by six generations of the Jones family until it was acquired by the Golden Ball Tavern Trust in the 1960's. 

Here history still lives and breathes, telling the story of change through time. Come and explore this unique Revolutionary era tavern and learn of "the spies who went out in the cold", the "other" tea party, and the eventful visit of Paul Revere's men.

The Tavern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is entirely self-sustaining.