OLDEST - Frame Building in Washington, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 33.628 W 091° 00.649
15S E 673315 N 4269878
Historic house on the Missouri River front.
Waymark Code: WM10J48
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2019
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County of marker: Franklin County
Location of marker: E. Front St. & Lafayette St., Washington
Marker Erected By: Washington Historical Society
Date Marker Erected: 2008
Marker Text:
ZACHARIAH FOSS
HOUSE
This house was purchased by Zachariah and Amelia Foss in 1848. Zachariah was a cabinetmaker and Amelia was a teacher of English-speaking children. The house served as a school and is Washington's oldest surviving frame structure. The cellar was exposed by regrading streets in the 1870's. Mr and Mrs. Foss' daughter married James W. Owens, the only son of Washington's founders.
1846
"Located on the southeast corner of Front and Lafayette streets, this two-story frame was built near the former ferry landing. In later years the streets were graded, exposing the brick-and-concrete foundation of the house. Emily Foss married James W Owens, son of the town's founder." ~ Washington Historical Society