James B. Brown House

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James B. Brown House
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Location2400 Carrs Lane, Hannibal, Missouri
Coordinates 39°40′10″N91°22′50″W / 39.66944°N 91.38056°W / 39.66944; -91.38056 Coordinates: 39°40′10″N91°22′50″W / 39.66944°N 91.38056°W / 39.66944; -91.38056
Area21.9 acres (8.9 ha)
Built1870 (1870)-1872
NRHP reference No. 84002603 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1984

James B. Brown House, also known as Stonecroft Manor, is a historic home located near Hannibal, Ralls County, Missouri. It was built between 1870 and 1872, and is a two-story, five bay, rubble limestone I-house with a central passage plan. It features a Greek Revival style front porch and Italianate details. It has a truncated hip roof and the one-story rear ell also has a hipped roof. It was built as a summer home for James Brown a prominent local citizen of Hannibal, Missouri. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carolyn Williams and James M. Denny (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James B. Brown House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 5 photographs from 1980)