Golden Ball Tavern Museum Information

Built in 1768 on the Boston Post Road in Weston, 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. 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. Our mission is to illustrate and teach the changes over periods of time from 1765 to 1964 through the generations of the Isaac Jones family of Weston and provide educational programs using the house and its resources to teach about these changes. The museum builds collaborations with schools to help teachers offer rich programs to teach colonial and early American history. Membership supports the on-going restoration and development of the Golden Ball Tavern as a museum and educational resource for schools and for students of the history of architecture and the decorative arts. We are located at 662 Boston Post Road, Weston, Massachusetts - at the sign of the Golden Ball. The museum holds Second Sunday Open Houses every second Sunday of the month from 1-3 p.m. with free tours of the museum.