Smith/Whitehurse Residence - Historic District F - Boonville, MO
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N 38° 58.208 W 092° 44.428
15S E 522483 N 4313495
This structure/home is #46 on the NRHP listing for this district.
Waymark Code: WM15D74
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2021
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County of structure: Cooper County
Location of building: 6th St., almost to Walnut St., Boonville
Built: 1850-60s
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: Missouri German
Original Occupant: Unknown
Current Occupant: Harold Whitehurst
District Map
"46. Smith/Whitehurse Residence, 818 6th Street, 1850's-1860's. Missouri German in style, the one-story, brick structure has a gable roof and several additions to the rear. It sits close to the street and has a large stone retaining wall." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Built: 1850-60s
Style/Design: Missouri German
Classical aff1n1t1es include the central entrance with transom,. pilasters and sidelights, and the returns on the gable ends where there are end chimneys. The S one has an ornately cobelled cap. A new 1 story frame porch on a molded concrete block foundation obscures the lintel treatment of the l-over-1 Windows and the entrance. Above the porch on this W facade is a later pent dormer. Extending to the E is a frame, gabled ell which has been covered by vinyl siding. It has 2-over-2 windows a pent dormer S, and a gable wall dormer on the N. Numerous additions to this ell on the E & S form a very irregular roofline at the rear of the structure.
"The structure has been the property of J. E. Taliaferro , and The residence of William Johnson, Wilbur McFarland, and Harold Whitehurse.
"The structure sits at the front of the lot on an embankment. A retaining wall of huge sandstone blocks which are cut and vermiculated is along the front property line. Center steps which split and form 2 half flights of steps lead up to the front entrance. There is 1 outbuilding, a pent roofed frame garage, to the E along the alley." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 882-885