Bloss Residence - Boonville, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 58.474 W 092° 44.721
15S E 522058 N 4313985
This residence is listed as number 3 on the NRHP form.
Waymark Code: WM14YN7
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2021
Views: 1
County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: 4th St., 3rd house S. of Spring St., west side, Boonville
Built: 1910-1917
Architect: Fischer
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
Original/Historic occupant: Judge John A. Fischer
Current Occupant: Robert Bloss
"3. Bloss Residence, 415 4th Street, 1910-1917. Built in the Queen Anne
style, this two and one-half story frame structure has been covered with
vinyl siding, but retains its irregular gable roof line, chamfered bays,
and an oval stained glass window." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Built: 1910-1917
Style/Design: Queen Anne
Typical of the Queen Anne style, the
residence has chamfered angles, an irregular roof line with gabled
wall dormers to the E & W, and a 2nd. story recessed porch. On the E.
façade, there is a 1 story porch supported on wood Doric columns; a
wide entablature, and a pedimented roof over the entrance which has a
transom and is inset into the N. end. Windows are l-over-l; some are
paired. There is an oval stained glass window on the E. façade. The w. (rear) façade has a 2 story frame porch which has lattice work on the 1st. story, enclosed porch on the 2nd. The cellar type
basement entrance is on the W. façade.
Interior features include trabeated millwork, an L shaped stairway with ornate spindle balustrade and square newels, and a mock mantel and built in bookcases in the entrance foyer (dating from Dr. Winn). Of special importance is an ornate geometric and floral patterned Lincristo Walden type wainscotting in the entrance foyer and along the stair well.
"Residence 1is one of the 1st built along that block, and was built for
John A Fischer. Judge Fischer organized and was president of the Boonville Mercantile Company
(1906), 501 Main Street, and was elected Cooper County Court Judge 1898-1902, presiding Judge
1914 and State Representative 1n 1908. His daughter Mrs. John Esser resided in the home 1915-
1921. The residence was later owned by Dr. Winn, a local physician.
"Faces E. onto 4th. Street Concrete drive to N. with access
from 4th leads to new attached hip roofed garage. To W. of garage is steeply pitched hip
roofed outbuilding which retains narrow clapboarding. A concrete reenforcing wall extends
along the alley to the N." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 431-435
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