Zachariah Foss House - Washington, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 33.628 W 091° 00.649
15S E 673315 N 4269878
Historic house on the Missouri River front.
Waymark Code: WM10J7R
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2019
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County of marker: Franklin County
Location of marker: E. Front St. & Lafayette St., Washington
Marker Erected By: Washington Historical Society
Date Marker Erected: 2008
"Historic Preservation Plaque Program
Plaques Awarded
6. Zachariah Foss House, 1846
4 Lafayette Street (DW Baseball Company) 2008"
~ Washington Historic Preservation Commission
WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Incorporated
Preserving Yesterday, Today For Tomorrow
ZACHARIAH FOSS
HOUSE
Believed to be the Oldest Wood Frame House in Washington
Built In
1846
Plaque Donors
Hazel, Inc. • Washington, MO
Washington Area Chamber of Commerce
Marker Text:
ZACHARIAH FOSS
HOUSE
This house was purchased by Zachariah and Amelia Foss in 1848. Zachariah was a cabinetmaker and Amelia was a teacher of English-speaking children. The house served as a school and is Washington's oldest surviving frame structure. The cellar was exposed by regrading streets in the 1870's. Mr and Mrs. Foss' daughter married James W. Owens, the only son of Washington's founders.
1846