Barn & Silo - Owensville, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 20.869 W 091° 30.037
15S E 631021 N 4245470
Built into the porch railing for this restaurant.
Waymark Code: WM14Y14
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2021
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County of building: Gasconade County
Location of building: N. 1st St., just S. of Sears St., Owensville
Phone: 573-437-3287
Architectural Style: Italianate
This barn and silo, is made of steel, heavy steel. And since the stippling on the building and silo match the stippling on the rail-columns I am going to assume it is of a more modern addition, and not someting from the banking days.
Artist and date unknown, but, NOTE, the large "R" on the barn face just below the roof-line.
Plaque on the side of the building says 1913, and the current business states in tier history it was built in 1900.
This Italianate building was therefore built between 1900 and 1913, and was built for the Farmer and Merchants Bank. From all I can run down it closed before World War II.
Plaque Text:
Landmark
FARMERS & Merchants Bank
1913
Commercial • this building is an example of Italianate design.
This is a two story building constructed of brick. It has a flat roofline and a gently stepped false façade of brick. The most interesting architectural features of this building are the windows; the lower floor windows are arched with partial infills; the upper story windows are ornamented by partial segmental window heads and lug sills. This building is an example of a modified Italianate style of architecture
"Based out of a historic 1900's bank that has been renovated, while still holding all of its past charm making this the ideal spot to eat with family and friends.
"The building was first brought into our family by our aunt Anna Rademacher. After an extensive remodeling, the early 1900s bank building became a restaurant called "Farmer's Merchant" that was in business for over 12 years. The building left our family for a short time but was reclaimed in February of 2019. Once clean up and extensive repairs were done, 1st Street Eats officially opened for business in November of 2019." ~ 1st St. Eats