Herbert A. and Bettie E. Cress House

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Herbert A. and Bettie E. Cress House
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Location222 W. Gay St., Warrensburg, Missouri
Coordinates 38°45′58″N93°44′40″W / 38.76611°N 93.74444°W / 38.76611; -93.74444 Coordinates: 38°45′58″N93°44′40″W / 38.76611°N 93.74444°W / 38.76611; -93.74444
Arealess than one acre
Built1888 (1888)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Shingle Style
NRHP reference No. 95001174 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1995

Herbert A. and Bettie E. Cress House is a historic home located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built about 1888, and is a 1+12-story, Queen Anne / Shingle Style frame dwelling. The first-story walls are of weatherboard (beveled siding), and the second-story walls are of sawn shingles. It sits on a sandstone foundation and features a full-width front porch and second story porch. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [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. Nancy T. Jones (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Herbert A. and Bettie E. Cress House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 12 photographs from 1994)