c.p. jones house and law office, also known as the jones-mccoy house, almond-strickler house, and james bell house, is a historic home and law office located at monterey, highland county, virginia. the original section of the house dates to about 1850. originally the house was a two-story, five-bay, side-gabled, four-room log building on a stone foundation. several rooms and porches were added between the middle of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century and has a folk victorian style. the law office was built about 1873, and is a one-story, front gable, frame building. also on the property are the contributing two-story, side-gabled garage/smoke house/woodshed, a one-story, front-gabled apple shed/cellar, a one-story brick spring house ruin. it was the home of american soldier and politician charles pinckney jones (1845-1914).