Starting from Ossipee
Ossipee sits close to the middle of this map. Route 16 runs north to the Mount Washington Valley and south toward Wakefield. Route 25 heads west to Moultonborough and Center Harbor. Route 28 runs down to Wolfeboro and Alton. That is why Jones Legacy can cover lake towns and mountain towns from one base.
The 20 towns fall into four areas. Some towns belong to more than one: Moultonborough and Center Harbor touch both Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam Lake, and Madison sits between the Ossipee Lake towns and the valley.
Lake Winnipesaukee towns
Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough, Alton, Gilford, Meredith, Center Harbor and Laconia ring the biggest lake in the state. The houses here range from old summer cottages to big year round lake homes, and most of the stone work happens on the water side: foundations, deck columns, steps and walkways down to the dock.
Wolfeboro on the east shore and Alton at the south end of Alton Bay are the closest to Ossipee. Gilford and Laconia sit on the southwest side near Gunstock and Weirs Beach. Meredith and Center Harbor are at the north end, and Tuftonboro and Moultonborough fill the shore in between. Laconia is the one city in the group.
Squam Lake towns
Holderness, Sandwich, Center Harbor and Moultonborough share Squam Lake. It is a quieter lake with a lot of older camps and wooded shoreline. Center Sandwich has its own historic district, and Holderness is home to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. Center Harbor sits between Squam and Winnipesaukee, so it shows up in both groups.
Work around Squam often means fitting new stone to old places: a new foundation face under a camp, stone steps to the water, or fieldstone columns that look like they have been there as long as the house.
Ossipee Lake towns
Ossipee, Effingham, Freedom, Tamworth, Madison, Wakefield and Brookfield are Kevin's closest towns. Ossipee Lake and its bays sit at the center, with Province Lake, Lovell Lake, Great East Lake, Silver Lake, White Lake and Chocorua Lake around it.
This group has the widest range of jobs, from lake houses on Broad Bay to farmhouses on Lord's Hill and hill lots under the Moose Mountains and the Ossipee Mountains.
Mount Washington Valley towns
Conway, Jackson, Bartlett and Madison make up the valley group, up Route 16 from Ossipee. Jackson and Bartlett sit inside the White Mountains with the national forest all around. Here the work leans toward ski houses and mountain homes: stone fireplace walls, deck columns facing the mountains, and foundations built to deal with heavy snow and road salt.
Conway also has a real granite history. Conway granite is named for the town, and quarries in Redstone cut granite into the 1940s.
Same work, every town
The services are the same wherever you are. Natural stone veneer comes first: foundations, columns and posts, fireplace surrounds and entries. After that come New Hampshire fieldstone walls, stone steps and flagstone walkways, patios, and interior and exterior painting.
What changes from town to town is the house and the ground. Lake frontage means water and a tall foundation on the shore side. Mountain towns mean snow at the base of the walls. Old villages mean new work that has to match old buildings. Each town page covers what that looks like there, with the villages, lakes, roads and landmarks that make that town its own place.
What to send, wherever you are
The same few things help Kevin size up a job in any of the 20 towns:
- Photos of the whole wall, plus one close up
- Your town and road
- Rough length and height of the area
- What is there now: concrete, block, siding or an old fireplace
- Anything nearby the new stone should sit with, like old walls or a chimney
Just outside the list?
If your town is not one of the 20 but sits next to one, call or text and ask. The quickest way to start is a text to (603) 581-5350 with a few photos, your town and a rough size. Jones Legacy is open every day from 7am to 10pm.
