County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: 6th St., S of South St., Boonville
Built: 185701860
Architect/Builder: Dr. William H. Trigg
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Original Occupant: Josephine Trigg Pigott
"One of three surviving Gothic Revival residences in Boonville, the
one-and-one-half story Josephine Trigg Pigott House, 1307 Sixth Street, is constructed of brick laid in a common bond variant of seven stretcher rows per header row on a T-shaped plan. Its gable roofs are sheathed with composition shingles and distinguished by returns and centered cross gable. The Josephine Trigg Pigott house is virtually identical to the Juliet Trigg Johnson House, 1304 Main Street, although their floor plans are reversed. Both were built circa 1857-1860 by Dr. William H. Trigg as wedding gifts for his daughters and
employ the same Gothic Revival style and many of the same details. The Pigott House has endured fewer alterations than the Johnson House and retains most of the essential features and elements which characterized its initial construction. Despite minor alterations, the Josephine Trigg Pigott House retains sufficient physical characteristics to convey integrity of workmanship, design, and materials, in addition to its integrity of location and setting." ~ NRHP Nomination From
"Built: c. 1857-1860
Style/Design: Gothic Revival
The primary facade has a gable wall dormer with a bracketed cornice. The 2-over-2 windows extend from the floor to the ceiling, are shuttered, and have segmentally arched headers. The entrance has an ornate wood surround with dentils and a Grecian ear motif. A 1 story brick ell extends to the W. Its N facade has a pedimented dormer, a frame polygonal bay, and a 1 bay porch over an entrance. The porch has chamfered columns and a gothic motif frieze. Its S facade repeats the dormer and has a pent porch extending the length of the facade. It has brackets, the gothic frieze and is supported on wood octagonal posts. The S facade of the main block repeats the frame polygonal bay. A brick, pent roofed garage is attached to the W of the ell. On the interior, 2 of the fireplaces have panelled piers and an entablature with consoles. The fireplace in the dining room has ornate panels. There is a built in cupboard in this room. Baseboards are wide and the millwork is heavily molded. The bay windows are set into panelled openings. The interior of the house is completely original except for the addition of a small bathroom on the 2nd story staircase landing, and the removal of plaster ceiling moldings and center medallions. The louver door at the south veranda entrance is original.
"The house was built ca. 1857-60 by Dr. William H. Trigg, Boonville
financier and merchant as a residence for his daughter Josephine Trigg Pigott upon her marriage. In style and detail it is the same as 1304 Main Street, which was built for Josephine's twin sister, Juliet, except that the 1st story floor plans are reversed. The
structure is significant in that it was built by Boonville's wealthiest citizen of the era are is one of a pair of houses that represent the earliest example of residential Gothic architecture in near original condition in Boonville. The use of segmentally arched window and door openings are among the earliest examples in Boonville.
Josephine and her husband, John Pigott t a Boonville merchant, resided in the house till after 1869. The following owner was James Q. Ragland, a partner in the Smith and Ragland Livery. In 1883 the residence was purchased by William C. Scott, an early freighter of goods to SW Missouri. A longtime owner of the structure was Helen Stegner-Whitlow. In 1977 the house was inherited by her sister Margaret Stegner.
"The residence faces E onto 6th. Street. It sits on an embankment and has an excellent view of the downtown area. A drive from 6th., S of the residence, leads to the attached garage on the W. There are no outbuildings. The original size of the lot has been retained and the grounds are well landscaped." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 921-924