John N. and Elizabeth Taylor House

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John N. and Elizabeth Taylor House
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Location716 W Broadway, Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°57′4″N92°20′57″W / 38.95111°N 92.34917°W / 38.95111; -92.34917 Coordinates: 38°57′4″N92°20′57″W / 38.95111°N 92.34917°W / 38.95111; -92.34917
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 01000546 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 25, 2001

The John N. and Elizabeth Taylor House (more commonly just Taylor House) is a historic home in Columbia, Missouri which has been restored and once operated as a bed and breakfast. The house was constructed in 1909 and is a 2+12-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It features a wide front porch and side porte cochere. [2] The home was featured on HGTV special called "If walls could talk." [3]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] In 2010 the house became a contributing property of the newly formed West Broadway Historic District. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Debbie Sheals (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John N. and Elizabeth Taylor House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  3. Taylor House Inn. YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  4. Debbie Sheals (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Broadway Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.