County of house: Callaway County
Location of house: Court St., 3rd house S. of E. 8th St, east side, Fulton
Construction date: 1883
Architect-Builder: M. Fred Bell (Architect) - W.T Snell (Builder)
Original owner: Bauer Residence
Outbuilding: Shed (NC)
"37. 810 Court Street (C)
Original/Historic owner or Name: Bauer House;
Construction Date: c. 1883;
Architect: M.
Fred Bell (attributed);
Property type-style: Gothic Revival;
Outbuilding: Storage shed (NC)
"This two-story, painted brick house is divided into three wide bays on the primary (west)
fa~ade. The northern most bay has a cross gable dormer and projecting bay area.
Windows are paired, though separated by brick piers, and have segmental arches outlined in
soldier bricks and stone key and corner stones. A one-story shed roof porch, supported by
squared columns, extends across two bays of the west fçade. The porch is not original,
and was replaced sometime after 1921. The entrance is centered in the façade has a
segmental arch transom above paired doors. The end gables (north and south elevations)
have decorative cornices with decorative brackets and dentils that give it a corbeled effect.
A Gothic arched window is located in each of the gables. The building originally had more
Gothic Detail including dormers with steeply pitched gable roofs and Gothic arched sashes.
The house retains its original concealed gutters. A frame storage shed with gable roof is
located behind the house." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Painted brick/painted common
bond
Concrete porch is an addition; part of the front porch ha
been removed in order to restore the porch to what was probably its
original appearance-see photos #146 & #147. Walker Frank's rear addition
on NE corner of house is an enclosed porch with concrete block
foundation; deck added to rear; rear section of house had a mansard
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roof-this may have been a later addition - it is only 1½ stories high; this section was extended when the master
bath was enlarged by the Coleys. The arch of a basement window on the
N side has undergone repair. The dormer windows on the house in 1920
have been removed; the front doors are an addition.
"The interior of the house was converted to apartments at one time; one
upstairs apartment still remains on the S side of the house. Much of the
woodwork was removed by Walker Frank from the house at one time and that
in the house at this time was added by Scott Coley. The Coleys added
plumbing, new bathrooms, a kitchen, insulation, storm windows; a new roof
on the rear addition; the basement was finished or partially finished at
one time - lathe and plaster walls can be found there; a staircase to
the upper level had been boxed-in - the Coleys opened it up and finished
the attic.
"Decorative wood brackets, staggered dentils which present a corbeling
effect decorate the cornice; (similar to 303 E. 6th), tall, narrow,
segmental arch windows have keystones; continuous lug sills link coupled
windows; pointed arch windows are on the upper-most story of the house;
front porch has three-sets of coupled Tuscan-like pillars; segmental arch
transom light above double door entranceway; the doors may be original;
the house has concealed gutters.
"On the interior, the original bedroom is now a kitchen and half-bath;
what may have been the original dining room, the room behind the central
hall with staircase, is now an art gallery and music room; a black slate
mantlepiece from the parlor (?) was found in the attic; the woodwork may
have been originally grained as at the Jameson house.
"This house was probably built c. 1883. Amelia Bauer bought the property
on November 19, 1883 from W.T. Snell, LO. and Linda Atkinson; and P.S. and Anna Adams for
$2650 (Bk.20, p.10). On September 14, 1886 C.H. Bauer and Amelia, his wife sold the property
to George W. Penn for $6000 (Bk.24, p.319). The house may have been designed by Bell.
The fact that the staggered dentils used here, as they were on another house desianed bv Bell, the John Neukomn House.
c. 1882, is one clue. Another is the fact that Bel1 said in his booklet.
Pleasant Homes and How to Make Them, that he had designed two residences
for Henry Bauer, as well as three business houses. (The other house was
probably- the Metcalf Home at 817 Courts' This house is an interesting
example of a combination of Gothic Revival and Italianate elements.
"George W. Penn and his wife. Mary owned the house until March 14, 1896, when
they sold it to James W. Pratt, for $5000. (The Warranty Deed was filed in
St. Charles Co., record Bk.40, p.125). While the house was owned by James
Pratt, Mattie Belle Tucker lived here, from 1897 until her marriage to
J. Roy Tucker in 1906.
"James W. Pratt sold the house to Robert L. Smith for $6000 on September
10, 1910 (Bk.69. p.441) Robert L. and Rella Smith sold the house to
John J. Brown on December 17, 1918 for $5000 (Bk.86, p.419).
"John J. and Edmonia F. Brown owned the house for less than a year selling
it on April 8, 1919 to C. Lee and Anna L. Boyd (Bk.87, p.lll). In 1920 and
'21 this house was used as the Kappa Alpha Fraternity House. (See photos
#146,#147). They sold it to J.N. Dutton on June 23, 1919 (Bk.87. p.261).
J.N. Dutton, who had lived at least two other places on Court Street,
died on December 14, 1933 and left the house to his widow Katie and their
children, J. Scott, Abbie W. and Chasie L. (Probate Bk.28, p.184). Katie
dies the following year on June 14, 1934 and left the house to the children.
Abbie Dutton died on March 26, 1953 leaving the house to her brother and
sister. J. Scott Dutton died on December 31, 1955 and left the house to the
only remaining child of J.N. Dutton, Chasie. Chasie sold the house to J.
Walker and Ethel H. Frank at a public auction. When J. Walker Frank died
on January 23, 1973, his wife Ethel, inherited the property. She sold it
to Cecil and Mildred Stock on March 31, 1973. (Bk.224,p.638). They owned it
until January 25, 1974, when they sold it to William David Hux (Bk.227, p.884). Hux was single at that time. By October 1, 1975 he was married,
and he and his wife Nancy sold the property to J. Scott and Carol Ann Coley
(Bk.232, p.909).
"Rev. George Washington Penn was minister of the M.E. Church South. George W.
Penn was the son of James Penn, a native of Virginia. James Penn went to
Kentucky at an early date and married Mary A. Shively there in 1841. George
was born there, in Campbell County, near Campbellsville on November 14, 1839.
The family came to Missouri in 1850 and settled in Lewis Co., where Mary
Penn died in 1861. George went to Central College in Fayette for two years,
to Mount Pleasant College in Huntsville, for a year and then taught school
for two years. In 1852 he had joined the M.E. Church South and decided to
join the ministry. In 1858 he was licensed to preach and was admitted on
probation to the Missouri Conference. He preached at a variety of places
from 1858-1882: St. Charles, 1858; St. Aubert, 1859; Parkville, 1860;
Supernumerary. 1861-62; Fulton, 1863; New Bloomfield, 1864; Carrollton,
1865; Fulton, 1866-62; New Florence, 1868; Williamsburg, 1869-70; Fayette,
1872; Fulton 1873; Cedar City, 1874-75; Fulton 1876-78; Glasgow, 1878-79;
Pleasant Grove, 1881.
"In 1882 George Penn was elected to the office of circuit clerk of Callaway
County and was still in that position when the History of Callaway Co.
was published in 1884. In 1861 he had married Mary A. Raynolds, born in
Callaway Co., in November 25, 1839. Mary was the daughter of a minister of
the M.E. Church, Rev. R.S. Raynolds. George and Mary had five children:
James Richard, Andrew Monroe, Nannie Chapell, Scott and Howard." ~ Historic Inventory - Fulton, MO