John B. Busch Home - Washington, MO
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N 38° 33.145 W 091° 00.875
15S E 673006 N 4268978
In 1854, John B. Busch, and older brother of the famous Adolphus Busch, established a brewery in Washington, bottling the first Busch Beer.
Waymark Code: WMXZEG
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2018
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County of house: Franklin County
Location of house: Busch Ave. & Jefferson St., Washington
Date built: 1855
Original occupant: John B. Busch
Current occupant: VFW Post #2661
"The John B. Busch home is a high style Victorian (Second Empire) design that sits atop a slight hill
overlooking Busch Creek (formerly Dubois Creek) in the City of Washington, Franklin County,
Missouri. The Busch home is located immediately south of the central business district of Washington,
roughly bounded by the existing district on the north, VFW Park on the west and south, and Jefferson
Avenue on the east. The home has multiple additions with substantial building episodes dating to c. 1855,
1887-88, and c.1951-1959. The largest addition, constructed after the end of the period of significance
(c. 1855 and1887-88), is a one-story meeting hall constructed by the VFW post at the rear of the building
c.1950s1
. The primary façade and most of the historic fabric of the older buildings retain integrity of
materials, craftsmanship, form, and style, and the home possesses integrity of location and setting.
"The Busch home is locally significant and eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C
for ARCHITECTURE using the Historic Resources of Washington, Missouri Multiple Property
Documentation Form (the MPDF). It is being added to the pre-existing John B. Busch Brewery Historic
District as a boundary increase. The building falls under the historic context: “Architectural
Development, 1839-1950”, according to the MPDF. It is representative of a qualified “Type” and
“Subtype” (Victorian Building, High Style Victorian/Second Empire respectively) as identified by the
MPDF.
The boundary increase includes the John B. Busch home, as well as a non-contributing surface
parking lot, constructed c. 1958, situated to the north of the house.
There is a total of one contributing
building (with non-contributing rear additions) and one non-contributing structure in the boundary
increase. ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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