Turner-Pharr House

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Turner-Pharr House
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Location 101 N. Fourth St.
Clarksville, Missouri
Coordinates 39°22′11″N90°54′25″W / 39.36972°N 90.90694°W / 39.36972; -90.90694 Coordinates: 39°22′11″N90°54′25″W / 39.36972°N 90.90694°W / 39.36972; -90.90694
Area less than one acre
Built 1867 (1867)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
MPS Clarksville MPS
NRHP reference # 91000488 [1]
Added to NRHP May 9, 1991

Turner-Pharr House is a historic home located at Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri. It was built about 1867, and is a two-story, five bay by three bay, transitional Greek Revival / Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a hipped roof. It features a three-bay front porch with Doric order columns that may date to about 1900. [2] :3

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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 and Steven E. Mitchell (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Turner-Pharr House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 1 photograph from 1991)