In the early 1900s this property was owned by Joseph A. Hergenrother who bequeathed it to his son, Aloysius Hergenrother (1890-1970) and his first wife, Blanche. Joseph Hergenrother was the owner of the Eagle Hotel on St. John Street. In 1918, Aloysius and Blanche sold it to Frederick Lee and Annie H. Cobourn, who owned several other properties. Within the same year the Cobourns sold this to Frank A. and Mary M. Sargable of Baltimore; then it went in 1919 to John I. and Isadore Poulton; and in 1920 to James T. “Jim” Holly (1855-1935) and his wife Irene.

Jim Holly was the son of John W. Holly, Sr., known as “Daddy Holly” and a famous decoy carver. The Hollys owned this until 1923 when they sold the property to Philip Augustus Jones (1890-1963) and Mary Rebecca Jones (1900-1994). Philip Jones was serving on the City Council when he died in 1963 and Mildred G. Stansbury was appointed to complete his unexpired term. The following year Mildred became the first African-American elected to serve on the City Council. Philip and Mary Jones raised their two children here. They had a son, Clarence W. Jones (1922-2005) a U.S. Navy WWII veteran, and a daughter, Anna M. Long (1925-2006), who was married to Robert Paul Long. Anna Long, a lifelong Havre de Grace resident, is remembered for her devotion to civic work, which included 12 years as a City Council member and efforts with historic preservation groups. In the early 1970s, Anna successfully teamed up with Arnie Stackhouse and Jane Jacksteit to save the neglected Concord Point Lighthouse from destruction and became the first president of the Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse, which now maintains the Lighthouse and Light Keeper’s House.

Having owned this property for about 60 years, and widowed, Mary R. Jones sold this property to Harford Memorial Hospital in 1982.