Mersey Property - Historic District C - Boonville, MO
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N 38° 58.621 W 092° 44.882
15S E 521825 N 4314256
This residence is listed as #4 on the NRHP description list.
Waymark Code: WM1599T
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2021
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County of house: Cooper County
Location of house: High St., 2nd House W. of 3rd St., N side, Boonville
Built: 1880's
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: L-Shaped Vernacular
Original Occupant: Unknown
Current Occupant: Eugene Mersey
District Map
"4. Mersey Property, 219 E. High Street, c. 1880's. A frame, L-shaped house sheathed with asbestos siding and having a cross gable roof. It has several additions to the rear." NRHP Nomination Form
"Built: 1880's
Style/Design: Vernacular
"Built on a 2/3rd plan, the structure has a 1 story porch which is a concrete slab with square wood columns, a wide entablature, and a pediment with returns over the entrance door with transom on the Wend of the primary (S) facade. The gable ends have a raking cornice and returns. Windows are 1-over-1 with plain frame surrounds. To the NE is a gable roofed 2 room ell; / t0 the NW is a pent roof addition to the ell. A gable roofed, 1 room addition is to the N.
"H.C. Griffith owned this property for many years. He bought it for his parents.
"The structure faces S onto High Street. There are no outbuildings. A low concrete reinforcing wall is to the S." ~ Boonville Historic Survey PDF pages 1377-1379