Burley, Ralph E., House - Lebanon, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Ralph E. Burley House was built in 1904. It is a 1-1/2 story frame house with an irregular floorplan and has Colonial Revival detailing. It has a complex roof and a wraparound front porch. It was designed by the prominent Missouri Architect Henry H. Hohenschild. The original blueprints and specifications for the house survive and they indicated little change has taken place since the time of construction. The house was built for local merchant Ralph E. Burley.

The house is significant because it represents the work of a master architect Henry H. Hohenschild. He was known for the many public buildings he designed including eleven county courthouses, the temporary state Capitol building of 1912,and four large buildings for the University of Missouri-Rolla. He also designed several residential properties including the Burley house.

Ralph E. Burley was born in Nobel, Illinois and moved to Lebanon with his parents when he was 5 years old. He grew up in a house a few blocks from this house. He spent his professing life in the retail business in Lebanon. With his brother Claude he ran the Burley Brothers Store until his retirement in 1958. He lived in this house built for him in 1904 until his death in 1972 at the age of 94. The house has had only two other owners since than and has suffered very few alterations since its construction.

It is the last known residential commission for architect Hohenschild and the only one with the original blueprints and specifications to survive. - information from National Register nomination

Street address: 389 S. Adams Ave. Lebanon, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: Laclede Year listed: 1994 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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