Ray, A., Taylor House - Gallatin, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 54.809 W 093° 57.799
15S E 417667 N 4418598
Historic Queen Anne style house in Gallatin, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM5CYA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2008
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"The A. Taylor Ray House is significant as the finest example of the free
classic mode of the Queen Anne Revival in the town of Gallatin, Missouri.
Moreover, it holds additional significance as the former home of the Ray and
.Juggle families, both prominent in local and state affairs and government.
The free classic mode has been designated by Marcus Whiffen as the second phase
of the Queen Anne Revival style, succeeding the Shavian Memorial phase of this
style. Because the Shingle Style, a progressive movement which : developed from
the Queen Anne Revival, attracted many trained architects who might have been
drav/n to the Queen Anne Revival in the late nineteenth century, the free
classic mode became an often unorthodox, often exhuberant development of less
philosophically disciplined designers and builders. In the A. Taylor Ray
House this exhuberance is seen in several details. The most notable of these are
the anthemion relief on the cavetto molding above the curving bay on the west,
the acanthus molding relief on the cavetto molding above the tripartite bay to
the east, the carved sunburst in the gable of the primary facade, the
distinctive woodwork of the encircling veranda and the rich interior carving and
iron work
The house was constructed by Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor Ray, prominent members of
the First Baptist Church of Gallatin, with a family member, George Tuggle,
acting as architect. The Rays were both teachers and are noted for their
generous financial gifts to their church and to William Jewel! College, near
Kansas City, Missouri. In addition, their gifts to benefit the children of the
poor of Gallatin are well remembered. After the Rays passed away, Helen Weiser
Tuggle, a niece of the Ray family, and her husband, Floyd Tuggle, lived in this
house until 1950. Tuggle was a farmer who was instrumental in the organization
of the Daviess County Extension Program and the Daviess County Soil and Drainage
Districts. In addition, he served as president and chairman of the board of the
First National Bank of Gallatin, a representative in the Missouri State
Legislature for four terms, as a member of the local school board for twelve
years and as a Rotarian for over thirty years." - National Register Nomination
Form