County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: Main St., between center St & Spruce St., west side, Boonville
Built: 1855
Architect/Contractor: David Andrews
Architectural Style: Vernacular
with classical affinities
"The Andrews-Wing House is located at 733 Main Street in Boonville,
Cooper County, Missouri. The earliest portions of the house consist of two
brick rooms of roughly equal size, arranged in a variation of a hall and parlor
plan, with street level entry, and a brick ell which rests over a partially
exposed brick basement. Its gable and shed roofs are sheathed in composition
shingles. A rusticated stone garage (c. 1920) with a shed roofed addition is
located to the rear of the house and is a contributing resource. Despite
alterations, the Andrews-Wing House retains sufficient physical characteristics
to convey integrity of workmanship, materials, and design.
"The Andrews-Wing House, 733 Main Street, is significant under
Criterion C in the area of ARCHITECTURE. Its austere planer surfaces, brick
cons1 ruction, and simplicity of design exemplify the Vernacular Brick Buildings
property type (see "Historic Resources of Boonville, Missouri: Additional
Architectural Contexts"). The Andrews-Wing house also represents two distinct
techniques of brick construction employed in Boonville. It was constructed
circa 1855 on a piano nobile plan, however, the exposed basement on the facade
was later concealed by a change in the street grade. The Andrews-Wing House
originally employed the flat window and door headers which typified
construction in Boonville before the influx of immigrant German artisans and
craftsmen. A later gable ell addition utilized the arched window and door
headers which have been identified as a device introduced in the areas in
Missouri and other states settled by German craftsmen." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Nuilt: 1855
Style/Design: Vernacular
with classical affinities
Classical affinities include returns
at the gable ends, a transom over the entrance, and soldier course flat
arch lintels, Windows are l-over-l and attenuated, To the N, S & W
the basement is exposed and these openings have segmentally arched
lintels, Windows at this level are 6-over-6. There is a brick ell to
the W, N bay. The hay of this façade has a brick basement and a
frame pent roofed 1st story. Across the pr1mary façade is an ornate
Eastlake porch in excellent condition, The interior retains much of its original woodwork, however, all fireplaces have been enclosed.
The present owners converted the structure from 3 apartments of unknown date back to
a single family residence.
"The structure was built by David Andrews , but it is unknown whether it
was his place of residence since apparently he had the house built and sold it the next year in 1856. Andrews arrived in Franklin in 1828, moved to Boonville, became a tinner and was in
partnership in a hardware store with Robert F. O'Brien in 1869. During the Civil War he produced canteens for the Southern troops and was imprisoned and sentenced to die by General Nathaniel Lyons. Reprieved, he went on to become one of Boonville's
wealthiest citizens. In 1856 Franklin Parker purchased the residence. The next owner,
Freeman Wing, 1857, was an early pioneer who arrived in Cooper County in 1831 by
covered wagon. He purchased 480 acres from General William Ashley and became his "agent".
Later he became attorney to Mrs. Ashley during her marriage to Gov. John Crittenden.
Apparently this structure was his "retirement" home. Prior to his death he willed the
residence to his daughter Virginia R.S. Wing in 1865. In 1865 Justinian A. Williams,
Cooper County Circuit Clerk (1860-67), purchased the house. From 1866 to 1912 the residence was known as the "Gibson House" and was owned respectively by David B., W.T., and
Margaret. Additional owners have been Edwin I. Smith, 1912; Iva N. Powell, 1921; Paul
Winders, 1921; Oliver Thomas, 1939; Annie, Ruth and Mary Chambers, 1940; Frank and
Ruth Arnold, 1946.
"The residence sits on the front third of the lot facing E
onto Main Street, To the S is a drive which leads to a molded concrete brick garage with a
gable roof, Its entrance is to the E and there is a pent addition to the N." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 2032-2035