Circa 1888 - 701 N. Benton - St. Charles, MO - Missouri Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

"This 80’x140’ corner lot is significantly elevated above the public sidewalks that span Benton Avenue and Decatur Street. A low coursed rock-faced retaining wall with concrete coping is along the front of the lot, and a concrete sidewalk with stairway having 12 steps leads from Benton Avenue to the portico. A mature tree is in the south side yard and several shrubs are planted along the foundation. In the rear yard is an outbuilding that appears to have been built in several sections. The 1½-story gabled eastern section has a pair of French doors on the south end of the east elevation and in the upper half story is a band of five single-light windows with one single-light window centered above. The east and north walls are finished with vertical board siding while the south elevation, which has a band of four single-light windows, has shiplap siding. A paneled metal overhead door is on the north elevation and opens onto a gravel driveway that leads to the alley at the rear of the lot. The middle section of the building has a gabled roof, vertical board siding and paired 6-light wood windows on the north and a single 4-light wood window on the west. A shed-roof wing with vertical board walls and paired plain wooden hinged doors on the west façade is the westernmost section. The building appears to be more than 50 years old and is contributing." ~ St. Charles Historic Survey  Phase IV, PDF pages 568-572