Peter J. Sowers House | |
Peter J. Sowers House, January 2007 | |
Location | 221 Home St., Palmyra, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 39°47′52″N91°31′12″W / 39.79778°N 91.52000°W Coordinates: 39°47′52″N91°31′12″W / 39.79778°N 91.52000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1855 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
NRHP reference # | 85000105 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 18, 1985 |
Peter J. Sowers House is a historic home located at Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, transitional Greek Revival / Italianate style painted brick dwelling. It has a small rear wing and conservatory added in the 1870s. It has low hipped roofs with modillioned cornices and a stone foundation. [2] :3
Palmyra is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,595 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,781. Its county seat is Palmyra. Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal. The county was organized December 23, 1826 and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]
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