Stammerjohn-Cline Residence - 1829 - Boonville, MO - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: E. High St. & 6th St., NE corner, Boonville
Built: 1825-30
Architect: R P Clark
Architectural Style: Classic Revival
Original Occupant: Clark Family
Current Occupant: Private Residence
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"10. Stammerjohn-Cline Residence, 603 E. High Street, 1825-1830. Originally facing 6th Street, this two-story brick residence had Federal qualities. It now faces High Street." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

"Built: 1825-30
Style/Design: Classic Revival
Primary facade has a 1 story porch on SE with brick square columns. 1st story has attenuated windows with stone sills; no headers. Projecting ell has 1 story polygonal bay; paired windows on 2nd story. There is a raking cornice with returns at the eaves On the W facade the basement entrance is at the street level. The 1st story porch is supported by square brick columns. The 1st story entrance has a transom and sidelights. Running the length of the rear (N) facade is a 2 story porch, the 1st story is brick, 2nd is frame. The structure was reportedly built in a Classic Revival style but is now severely modified.
  It should be made clear that the original primary facade is the W facade. This change in orientation makes a big difference in the architectural quality of the house.)

"Referred to in Levens & Drake history of the County as one of the oldest houses in Boonville: The structure was built by R P. Clark, 1st Circuit Clerk of Cooper County. Originally the front facade faced Sixth Street. In the l840 's the property included a two-story brick house and a smaller frame house, which sold for $600. Mr. & Mrs. B.J. Stamrnerjohn bought the house 1n 1920 and Mrs. Stammerjohn still resides in the west apartment. Her daughter, Mrs, E.W. Cline resides in the east wing, a later addition. During the Stammerjohn's ownership a two-story wooden porch with railing was removed and the brick porch constructed. Recent information from abstract indicates the following history of ownership: R.P. Clark purchased the west of lot 85 from the county commissioners in 1825 for $50.00. The structure sits up on this lot. In 1826 the east lot sold to Nathaniel Mitchell for $50.00 who in turn sold it to R.P. Clark in 1832 for $100,00; James H. Melone - 1836; Ann S. Jefferson - 1845; William H. Trigg, for speculation - 1864; W.E. and Joseph M. Williams, a carpenter who built "a little cabin of a shop on the High Street side of their lot", - 1870; Margaret and John Boehm, Boots and Shoe Dealer - 1877; W.F. Howard, druggist of R.H. Howard and Son, 1877. The frame structure which made its appearance in the 1840's was razed by 1890.
  Locally significant for its early date and for its historical association with R.P. Clark, the residence remains a pivotal point for the neighborhood and streetscape.

"Field stone reinforcing wall to S. Concrete garage and reinforcing wall to the W., No outbuildings." ~ Boonville Historic Survey  PDF pages 1485-1488