Holmes Cottage - Presbyterian Orphanage of Missouri - Farmington, Missouri - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

"Presbyterian Orphanage: Holmes Cottage, 1940. Architect: John Mc M Cook, St Louis, MO. This building, which is labeled as a hospital on early drawings, is the smallest of the brick buildings on the campus. It is two stories tall with the same type of Georgian Revival styling; used on the other buildings. There is a small, one-story brick side ell on the north end of the building that is early, but not original. The roof of the ell serves as a deck and has a newer railing. The building has red brick walls, a concrete foundation, and a side-facing gable roof with slate roofing. There is a large, corbelled brick chimney on the south side wall and all of the corner,s are accented by heavy brick quoins. (See photo 4.) The narrow cornice of the main section features small dentils, while the cornice on the side ell is plain. The central front door, which faces east to the main quadrangle, is sheltered by a small, hip-roofed hood with slate roofing. The wide front door is early or original, as is the surrounding woodwork. The door has a single light over arched panels, and the lights in the transom have the same arched profile. The door is flanked by sidelights that have small rectangular glass panes. A plaque in the front ground floor hallway reads "A Memorial to Belle R. Holmes, given by her daughter, Mrs.
Frederick E. Woodruff, 1940...

The Belle R. Holmes Hospital, which was the second building in the Orphanage's mid-century building plan, was dedicated on September 22,1940. Mrs. Frederick E. Woodruff of St. Louis donated the funds for the construction of the hospital as a memorial to her mother. The two-story hospital building was designed by St. Louis architect, John McM. Cook. The first floor of the building contained an operating room, a kitchen/dining room, a nurse's room, two hospital rooms and two bathrooms. On the second floor, there were four multi-bed wards." - Historic District Nomination

The building was used by the orphanage until 1999 when the children's home relocated. The building has now been converted to residential apartments and is in very good condition.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Presbyterian Orphanage of Missouri Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: 412 W. Liberty St. Farmington, Missouri How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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