Historic houses in Missouri
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Columbia Area
- David Guitar HouseDavid Guitar HouseThe Guitar House in Columbia, Missouri is a Late Victorian Italianate home built in 1859. The house was constructed by David Guitar, an officer in the Confederate Army. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993....
, Columbia, MissouriColumbia, MissouriColumbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the... - William B. Hunt HouseWilliam B. Hunt HouseThe William B. Hunt House is a historic home just outside of Columbia, Missouri near the town of Huntsdale and the Missouri River. The house was constructed in 1862 in the I-house architectural style and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.-See also:*Historic houses in Missouri...
, Columbia, Missouri - John N. and Elizabeth Taylor HouseJohn N. and Elizabeth Taylor HouseThe John N. and Elizabeth Taylor House is a historic home in Columbia, Missouri which has been restored and now operates as a bed and breakfast. The house was constructed in 1909 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The home was featured on HGTV special called "If...
, Columbia, Missouri - MaplewoodMaplewood (Columbia, Missouri)The Maplewood home is an Italianate style residence built by Slater Ensor Lenoir and his wife Margaret Bradford Lenoir in 1877 in Columbia, Missouri. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979....
, Columbia, Missouri - Moses U. Payne HouseMoses U. Payne HouseThe Moses U. Payne House in Rocheport, Missouri is a historic home near the Missouri River. It was constructed, as an I-house, in 1857-56 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.-References:...
, Columbia, Missouri - GreenwoodGreenwood (Columbia, Missouri)Greenwood is well preserved Federal style farm house in Columbia, Missouri. Constructed in 1839, it is one of the oldest remaining structures in Boone County, Missouri. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Today the house is under private ownership....
, Columbia, Missouri - David Gordon House and Collins Log CabinDavid Gordon House and Collins Log CabinThe David Gordon House and Collins Log Cabin were built in 1818 as some of the first permanent dwellings in Columbia, Missouri. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The House has since been relocated from Stephens Lake Park to the campus of the Boone County...
, Columbia, Missouri - Samuel H. and Isabel Smith Elkins HouseSamuel H. and Isabel Smith Elkins HouseThe Samuel H. and Isabel Smith Elkins House is a historic home in Columbia, Missouri. The home is located just north of Downtown Columbia, Missouri on 9th street and today contains an artisan glassworks. The home was built in the Italianate style during the 19th century...
, Columbia, Missouri - East Campus NeighborhoodEast Campus NeighborhoodEast Campus is a neighborhood of Columbia, Missouri directly east of the University of Missouri and downtown Columbia. The area contains historic residential property as well many Greek student organizations houses...
, a NRHP district consisting of mostly houses, in Columbia, Missouri - Sanford F. Conley House, Columbia, Missouri
- John W. Boone HouseJohn W. Boone HouseThe John W. Boone House in Columbia, Missouri was the home of ragtime musician John William 'Blind' Boone. The home, which is owned by the City of Columbia, had fallen into a state of severe disrepair, but is now under restoration -References:...
, Downtown Columbia, MissouriDowntown Columbia, MissouriDowntown Columbia is the central business, government and social core of Columbia, Missouri and the Columbia Metropolitan Area. The area is bordered by three colleges the University of Missouri, Stephens College, and Columbia College.... - ChatolChatolThe Chatol also known as The Chance Guest House in Centralia, Missouri was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The house was listed for its architectural elements in the Moderne and International Styles....
, Centralia, MissouriCentralia, MissouriCentralia is a city in Audrain and Boone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,774 at the 2000 census.The Boone County portion of Centralia is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Audrain County portion is part of the Mexico Micropolitan Statistical... - Albert Bishop Chance House and GardensAlbert Bishop Chance House and GardensThe Chance House and Gardens in Centralia, Missouri were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. They were built by Albert Bishop Chance in 1904 in the Queen Anne style. The Garden is open to the public today.-References:...
, Centralia, Missouri
North Central
- George Caleb BinghamGeorge Caleb BinghamGeorge Caleb Bingham was an American artist whose paintings of American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style. Left to languish in obscurity, Bingham's work was rediscovered in the 1930s...
House, Saline County, Arrow Rock, MissouriArrow Rock, MissouriArrow Rock is a village in Saline County, Missouri, United States. The population was 79 as of the 2000 Census . The musical Tom Sawyer , based on the novel by Mark Twain, was filmed here. Arrow Rock Historic District has significant properties and the George Caleb Bingham House has been designated... - Boyhood Home of General John J. Pershing, Linn CountyLinn County, MissouriAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,754 people, 5,697 households, and 3,760 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, Laclede, MissouriLaclede, MissouriLaclede is a city in Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Laclede is located at ....
Northeastern Missouri
- Boyhood Home of Mark TwainMark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
, Marion County, Hannibal, MissouriHannibal, MissouriHannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606... - "Champ" Clark House, Pike CountyPike County, MissouriAs of the census of 2010, there were 18,516 people, 6,451 households, and 4,476 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 7,493 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, Bowling Green, MissouriBowling Green, MissouriBowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.Ameren's Peno Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Bowling Green....
Kansas City Area
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum, Wright CountyWright County, MissouriWright County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,815. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright , a former Congressman, U.S...
, Mansfield, MissouriMansfield, MissouriMansfield is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mansfield is located at .... - Farm Home of Harry S. Truman, Jackson CountyJackson County, MissouriJackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...
, Grandview, MissouriGrandview, MissouriGrandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 24,475 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grandview is located at , along U.S...
Lexington
- Aullwood Mansion, Lafayette County, Lexington, Missouri -- 1904 GeorgianGeorgian architectureGeorgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
mansionMansionA mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms... - Anderson House, Lafayette County, Lexington, MissouriLexington, MissouriLexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
-- 1853 Greek Revival mansionMansionA mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms... - Linwood Lawn, Lafayette County, Lexington, Missouri -- circaCircaCirca , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
1853 Italianate estateEstate (house)An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion. It is the modern term for a manor, but lacks the latter's now abolished jurisdictional authority...
St. Joseph
- Patee HousePatee HouseThe Patee House, also known as Patee House Museum, was completed in 1858 as a 140-room luxury hotel at 12th Street and Penn in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was one of the best-known hotels west of the Mississippi River....
, Buchanan CountyBuchanan County, MissouriBuchanan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 89,201. Its county seat is Saint Joseph. When originally formed in 1838, the county was named Roberts County, after settler Hiram Roberts; it was renamed in 1839 for James Buchanan, then a U.S....
, Saint Joseph, MissouriSaint Joseph, MissouriSaint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St...
St. Louis Area
- Campbell House, St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
- Chatillon-DeMenil HouseChatillon-DeMenil HouseThe Chatillon-DeMenil House, located at 3325 DeMenil Place in Soulard, St. Louis, Missouri, was begun in 1848 for the pioneer Henry Chatillon, then enlarged to its present form by prominent St. Louis businessman Nicolas DeMenil from 1855 to 1863...
, St. Louis, Missouri - Cupples HouseCupples HouseCupples House is an historic mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, constructed from 1888 to 1890 by Samuel Cupples, a wealthy businessman. It is now a museum on the campus of Saint Louis University. The house is designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style.-External links:*...
, St. Louis, Missouri - Joseph ErlangerJoseph ErlangerJoseph Erlanger was an American physiologist.Erlanger was born on January 5, 1874, at San Francisco, California. He completed his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and completed his M.D. in 1899 from the Johns Hopkins University...
House, St. Louis, Missouri - Eugene Field House, St. Louis, Missouri
- Scott JoplinScott JoplinScott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed "The King of Ragtime". During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas...
House, St. Louis, Missouri - Shelley House, St. Louis, Missouri
- Tower Grove House, St. Louis, Missouri
Ste. Genevieve
- Felix Vallé House State Historic SiteFelix Vallé House State Historic SiteThe Felix Vallé State Historic Site in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, was originally built in about 1818 by Jacob Phillipson, a Jewish merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the home of Felix Vallé and Odile Pratte-Vallé...
, Ste. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...
-- c1818 Colonial, Federal style - Beauvais-Amoureux House, Ste. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...
-- c1792 French ColonialFrench ColonialFrench Colonial a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many French colonies, especially those in South-East Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism, however in recent times, the new-generation of local authorities... - Bequette-Ribault House, Ste. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...
-- c1790s French ColonialFrench ColonialFrench Colonial a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many French colonies, especially those in South-East Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism, however in recent times, the new-generation of local authorities... - Louis Bolduc HouseLouis Bolduc HouseThe Louis Bolduc House, also known as Maison Bolduc, is an example of poteaux sur solle construction and is located in Ste. Geneviève, Missouri. The first historic structure in Ste. Genevieve to be authentically restored, the house is a prime example of the traditional French Colonial architecture...
, Ste. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...
-- circa 1785 French ColonialFrench ColonialFrench Colonial a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many French colonies, especially those in South-East Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism, however in recent times, the new-generation of local authorities... - Jacques Guibourd Historic HouseLa Maison de GuibourdThe Guibourd House, also known as La Maison de Guibourd, is an example of poteaux-sur-solle sealed with bouzillage construction...
, Ste. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...
-- c1806 French ColonialFrench ColonialFrench Colonial a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many French colonies, especially those in South-East Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism, however in recent times, the new-generation of local authorities... - Old Louisiana Academy, Ste. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve, MissouriSte. Genevieve is a city in and the county seat of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,654 at the 2000 census...
-- c1808 Colonial, Federal style
External links
- List of Missouri Counties in the National Register of Historic Places
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Missouri, many, but not all, of these are houses.
- Guibourd Historic House webpage
- Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc. Guibourd Historic House & Mecker Research Library