309 East Ninth Street - Court Street Historic Residential District - Fulton, MO - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

County of house: Callaway County
Location of house: E. 9th St. & Grand St, NW corner, Fulton
Construction date: 1900
Architect-Builder: Unknown
Original owner: McCluer Residence
Outbuilding: Garage (NC)

"16. 309 East 9th Street (C)
Original-Historic owner or Name: McCluer Residence;
Construction Date: c. 1900;
Property type-style: Italianate/Late Victorian;
Architect-Builder: unknown;
Outbuilding: Garage (NC)

"Like 209 and 303 E. 9th, this house is two story, hipped roof with projecting hipped roof cross gable. The house seems to be of similar age, but more modified than its fellow buildings. The front porch was removed c. 1970 and the house was clad in vinyl siding. The house retains many of its historic features including the oriel window on the first floor of the cross gable, and the dentiled entablatures over the windows. A garage, constructed c. 1970 is located behind the house.

"The parents of Dr. Franc "Bullet" McCluer, president of Westminster College from 1933-1946, built the home. Dr. McCluer was president of Westminster when Sir Winston Churchill made his "Iron Curtain" speech at the college." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

"Hauers had installed vinyl siding and attic fan. Had front (south) porch removed, Built garage, Front and back door have been replaced, Other interior renovations have been done.
Period details include denticulation over sone windows and south, front door. Leaded glass in front door and four windows elsewhere.

"Built by the parents of Dr. Franc "Bullett" McCluer, a president of Westminster college, 1933-1947, who is credited with helping get Winston Churchill to speak in Fulton in 1946, (This was his childhood home.) Dr, YcCluer was later president of Lindenwood College, St. Charles, MO." ~ Fulton Historic Survey  part 1, page 988