Hunt-Seibold Residence - Historic District C - Boonville, MO
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N 38° 58.621 W 092° 44.891
15S E 521812 N 4314255
This residence is listed as #3 on the NRHP description list.
Waymark Code: WM1599Q
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2021
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County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: High St., 3rd House W. of 3rd St., N side, Boonville
Built: 1885-1892
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: Vernacular - Classical Affinities
Original Occupant: C.H. Dunkle
Current Occupant: Helen Seibold
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"3. Hunt/Siebold Residence, 215 E. High Street, 1885-1892. Built on a dog
trot plan with end chimneys, this one-story, L-shaped house is frame with
asbestos siding and a cross gable roof." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Built: 1885-1892 (?)
Style/Design: Vernacular with Classical Affinities
Built dog trot plan with central hall and end chimneys, the structure has 1 story, 3 bay porch with Doric engaged columns and 4 square wood columns and a wide entablature. There is a pediment with fish scale shingles over the centrally located entrance, which has a transom. There 1S a 1 story gable roofed ell to the NW and a pent roof addition to the E of the ell. The basement entrance is to the N.
"The present dwelling was probably bU1lt somet1me between 1885 and 1892, replacing an earlier frame dwelling, although the present owner feels that it may have incorporated the earlier structure. This house, from early in the 20th century was the residence of C.H. Dunkle who founded the Dunkle Business School 1n 1906 in one room in the 2nd story of 328 Main. Later Dunkle purchased and renovated a church on the corner of 6th and Vine.
"Dunkle, known for his instruction in penmanship, educated most of Cooper County's businessmen prior to World War II. The present owner purchased the residence 15 years ago from Ira Gibson.
"There are no outbuildings. The residence faces S onto High Street with an alley to the N & W." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 1367-1370