Washington West House - Westminster College - Fulton, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 50.906 W 091° 57.262
15S E 590737 N 4300476
Historic former home of the college president now serving as administrative offices for the college located in the Westminster College Historic District in Fulton, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM3TBP
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2008
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"Washington West House (1907) - - This building is a two and one-half story
Georgian Revival structure with full basement. The hipped roof faced with black
asbestos shingles has a plain boxed cornice with decorated frieze that matches
the trim of the front porch. Clapboard covered dormers with hipped roofs are
centered in either side (north and south)...
The exterior of Washington West House has retained its original appearance
with only minor alterations. The house was painted buff to harmonize with other
campus buildings in the summer of 1929. It was repainted (in the same color)
periodically until 1978, when the interior was renovated for use as
administrative offices, and the exterior was restored. The exterior restoration.
included the removal of the buff paint restoring the building to its original
red brick. 5 Other changes have included the storm enclosure of the front
portico in 1968 and a new roof of asbestos shingle which replaced the original
slate...
Washington West served as the residence of Westminster presidents until 1968,
and during that time had many notable visitors. The most notable were Sir
Winston Churchill and President Harry S. Truman on March 5, 1946, when
Churchill's "Iron Curtain Speech" in the college gymnasium brought Westminster
to international attention. In December, 1967, a newly constructed house on
college land located on South Westminster Avenue became the President's home and
the President's office and the offices of other administrators were moved into
Washington West." ~ Historic District National Register Nomination Form