Clifford-Wyrick House

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Clifford-Wyrick House
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Location 105 S. 2nd Street,
Clarksville, Missouri
Coordinates 39°22′13″N90°54′18″W / 39.37028°N 90.90500°W / 39.37028; -90.90500 Coordinates: 39°22′13″N90°54′18″W / 39.37028°N 90.90500°W / 39.37028; -90.90500
Area less than one acre
Built 1878 (1878)
Built by Clifford, B.P.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 84002600 [1]
Added to NRHP July 9, 1984

The Clifford-Wyrick House is a historic house located at 105 South Second Street in Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri.

Clarksville, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Clarksville is a city in Calumet Township, Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 442 at the 2010 census.

Pike County, Missouri County in the United States

Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a region from where many early migrants came. The county was organized December 14, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. The folksong "Sweet Betsy from Pike" is generally thought to be associated with Pike County, Missouri.

Description and history

It was constructed in 1878, and is a one-story, irregularly-shaped, vernacular Italianate style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in clapboard siding. It features a two-bay porch across the south part of the facade and projecting gabled bays. [2] :2

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1984. [1] It is located in the Clarksville Historic District.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Clarksville Historic District (Clarksville, Missouri)

Clarksville Historic District is a national historic district located at Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri. The district encompasses 65 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Clarksville. It developed between about 1840 and 1930, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Clifford-Wyrick House. Other notable buildings include the City Hall (1910), Sentinel Building (1867-1871), Clifford Banking Company, La Crosse Lumber Company (1923), Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church (1906), Masonic Temple (1903), and Clarksville Public Library (1910).

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Esley Hamilton (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clifford-Wyrick House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1983)