
Maplewood - Columbia, Missouri
Posted by:
BruceS
N 38° 54.494 W 092° 17.703
15S E 561121 N 4306829
Historic farm house in Columbia, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM3MVX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
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"Maplewood, Columbia, Missouri, is significant as a rare surviving example in
Boone County of a late nineteenth century rural home. Built ca. 1877 by
prosperous farmer Slater Ensor Lenoir, the house retains much of its original
integrity and appearance. Its importance as an example of a surviving farmstead
is enhanced by the presence of several outbuildings, including hay and stock
barns, carriage house, servants' quarters, pump house and root cellar. In
addition, Maplewood has local historical significance as the former home of
Columbia pioneer Slater Ensor Lenoir and of Dr. Frank G. Kifong, eminent
surgeon, community leader and philanthropist. Restored and operated as a museum,
Maplewood is a prominent feature in Boone County and a reflection of the
coordinated preservation efforts of local citizens. Slater Ensor Lenoir, the
builder of Maplewood, was the sixth child born to Walter Raleigh and Sarah
Evalina (Bouchelle) Lenoir, early Columbia pioneers. Natives of Wilkes County,
North Carolina, the Lenoirs left their home in August of 1834, heading westward
toward Missouri. Arriving in Missouri with their caravan of twenty-three slaves,
eleven horses, two wagons and two carry-alls, the family settled on land
northeast of Columbia. They eventually purchased the 320 acre plot and ca. 1839
built Greenwood (National Register), a two-story brick, Federal style dwelling."
~ National Register Nomination Form