For over 40 years, the Edmondsons took immaculate care of their home. It shows few signs of its half century age, due in part to the robust building materials of clay tile and stucco, which are unique to Jones’s oeuvre. In a May 2009 story published in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Don Edmondson said “After nearly 30 years in the home, we love it as much today as we did when we first moved in it. It truly is like living in, and with, a work of art.”

And love it they did.

Following Ellen’s passing in 2019, Don continued to live in the home until his death in 2020. The property was listed for sale by the Edmondson estate in the Summer of 2022, and was purchased in January 2023 by Jerry Goux and Sherry Tsepas Goux, along with a small group of investors.

The husband and wife architects from Atlanta, Georgia are currently leading the restoration efforts. The house is the subject of their research into use of modern technology, such as 3D laser scanning in preservation, and their interest in preserving the legacy of modernist design. The scope of work includes remediating the foundation of the rear terrace and reconstruction of wooden details, including the redwood arbor.

The Gouxs have long admired the work of Fay Jones, since they were in architecture school together at Georgia Tech. In 2022, they were married in Thorncrown Chapel, Jones’s most famous work. Not long after their wedding, a guest who was fascinated by the chapel sent the listing for the Edmondson House. It felt like something that was meant to be, and so it was. Part of their journey now is to honor Don and Ellen by restoring and preserving the home they loved so much, and to honor Fay Jones by opening the home to a wider audience of scholars, artists, and lovers of architecture, for all to benefit.

Thanks to the meticulous record keeping of Fay Jones and his partner Maurice Jennings, and the preservation of these materials by the University of Arkansas Libraries, the Goux’s restoration work will benefit from referencing many of Fay’s original documents related to the project, including his extensive correspondence with Don.