The McElhiney House - St. Charles, MO
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N 38° 46.881 W 090° 28.929
15S E 718709 N 4295524
The names in mis-spelled in the NRHP, but correct in the survey.
Waymark Code: WM19AWM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2024
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County of city: St. Charles County
Location of city hall: Jefferson St., 1st house N of Main St., S side, St. Charles
Built: 1889
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
Architect/Builder: Dr. James P. McElhiney;
"117 Jefferson. 1889 Queen Anne red brick
house built by Or. James P. Mcllhiney; modified mansard roof and
corbelled brick cornice on all four elevations; polygonal corner
turret; ornamental pressed brick inset panels below second story
windows." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Built: c. 1892
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
The house was built as rental property by Julia McElhiney, daughter of Dr. James P. McElhiney & granddaughter of Dr. Wm J. McElhiney, both prominent men in the community. Julia's brother, George W. McElhiney & wife Mary Johnson McEl. lived in the house in the early 1890s; Mary McElhiney is considered the founder of the St. Charles Historical Society. Her husband, George, had a colorful business career, making and losing 2 or 3 fortunes in Mexico & the Western US. After 1900, the office of the Justice of The Peace was in this bldg." ~ St. Charles City Historic Survey PDF pages 466-467
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