Paul Jones was a freelance writer in 1961 when he owned this house. He was a contributor to the Saturday Evening Post and other publications. Jones was an instructor of romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania from 1922 to 1930. He was a consultant for the Office of Inter-American Affairs from 1942 to 1945. The Office of Inter-American Affairs was a U.S. agency that promoted inter-American cooperation during the 1940's, especially in commercial and economic areas.