Former Holsum Bakery Property - Boonville, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 58.199 W 092° 44.541
15S E 522319 N 4313477
This house was at 518 Main St., and a contributing building to Historic District D, then in 1980 it was razed and moved to this location.
Waymark Code: WM15041
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2021
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County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: Main St., N. of Walnut St., Boonville
Built: 1892
Architectural Style: Queen Anne
This house, converted into apartments sat behind the bakery, and next to the Thespian Hall structure. The bakery owned it, and decided to raze the building to expand the bakery itself.
Bought by an interested party and re-built at 815 Main St., further south of the original location.
"Built: 1892
Style/Design: Queen Anne
A circular 2 story tower with a polygonal roof and finial to the N, a 2 story porch with a gable filled with stickwork, and a polygonal tower with a be1cast hip roof and finial
to the S accent the pr1mary (W) façade. A bracket cornice and ornate
ridge cresting embellish the roof line. The W porch has chamfered
columns, brackets and a spindle balustrade and affords protection to a
single leaf 2nd story entrance and a double leaf 1st story entrance, both with transoms. The N façade has a rectangular bay and a later 1 story brick addition between the tower and the bay. The S façade has a
chamfered bay with a gabled wall dormer. It has stickwork and brackets. The SE bay of
this projecting bay has a 1st story entrance with a pent cap. To the E is a 2 story
original ell with a 1 story brick addition to the E. To the N of the ell is a 2 story
enclosed frame porch and a 1 story brick addition at the NE corner. Chimneys have ornately
corbelled caps. Windows are l-over-l with soldier course segmentally arched lintels.
"The structure was bui1t as the residence for William E.Roeschel, on the site of the Dr. Ernest Roeschel house. Dr. Roesche1, a German emigrant, was a pharmacist who
arrived in Boonville in 1851 and soon after entered into a drugstore partnership which was
known as Speed and Roeschel. In 1862 the store, located at 310 Main St., became known as E.
Roeschel. William Roeschel inherited his father's business and operated it until 1915.
A subsequent owner developed the structure into apartments. The present owners
presently utilize the structure for storage. Holsum Bakery has plans to raze the structure
for the future expansion of the bakery." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 1959-1963
The NRHP listing, with asterisk, to denote razed at original location, follows:
"*62. Holsum Bakery Property, 518 Main Street, 1892. Accented by Queen Anne
detailing, this two-story brick residence had a truncated hip roof with
ridge cresting and a polygonal tower. (Razed 7-80)" ~ NRHP Nomination Form
(now located at 815 Main St.)