First Presbyterian Church Windows - Boonville, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 58.419 W 092° 44.601
15S E 522232 N 4313883
Beautiful Baroque Building with lots of great glass.
Waymark Code: WM14ZP7
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2021
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County of church: Cooper County
Location of church: Main St. & Vine St., NW corner, Boonville
Built: 1904
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: Baroque
Contractor: W. J. Cochran Construction Co.
Phone: (660) 882-6813
"The primary façade is cantoned by rectangular 45' towers at the NE and SE corners. ... The entrance has a semi-circular stained glass transom. Over
this is a large rectangular stained glass window with a concrete surround. ... The
central section of the E façade is embellished by a large palladian stained glass window. It repeats the pilaster and cap motifs and is capped by a pediment with dentils and a
stained glass attic window. ... A palladian window is flanked by smaller stained glass windows. . The W façade has arched windows 1st story, rectangular 2nd story, all
stained glass. ...
"The present church replaces two prior Presbyterian Churches that were erected
in 1841 and 1872. Erected 1n 1904, at a cost of $21,414.07, the church is significant as being
Boonville's only example of Baroque architecture. The walnut chancel was made from woodwork
original to the second church. The pipe organ was presented 1n 1941 by the Pigott, Johnston and
Hitch families and was origina1ly a theater organ from Kansas City The congregation has traditionally been the largest of any of the Protestant churches in Boonville.
Prior to and during the Civil War, a Rev. H.M. Painter, (1855-62), a staunch pro-South
advocate, was removed from the church and replaced in Vermont.
"The structure Sits at the SW corner of Main and Vine Sts.,
facing E onto Main. An alley is to the W. There are no outbuildings. The parsonage/office is
listed seperate1y as 417 Vine St." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 1968-1971