711
6th St.
This structure, built in the 1870’s, housed the
Cooper Institute, a seminary founded in 1863 by Rev. X.X. Buckner, a minister of
the Baptist Church. It ceased
operation in 1868 until 1870 when Professor Anthony Haynes became owner and
headmaster and moved its operation to a suite of rooms above the Stephens Opera
House (Thespian Hall). In 1871
Haynes had the Cooper Institute building constructed, to which he moved the
school in 1873. It remained in
operation till at least 1896. By
1917 the structure was converted into a rooming house and in 1919 was known as
the Quinley apartments. The
elongated structure is built on a 2/3rd plan with the entrance on the
east. Because of the slope of the
lot the first story is raised and there is a walkout basement on this façade.
The structure sits close to the front of the property, which rises to an
alley on the west. On the southwest
corner of the lot is a large gabled barn shared with 715 6th St.
At the rear, along the alley is an independent structure.
It faces east, has a gable roof, and is a lone-story brick structure.
There is a chimney to the north where a small window has been bricked-in.
Funding for
this page was provided by Boonville Tourism Commission
This page
was constructed by:
Amanda
Dodson
This
site is listed on the National Register Historic Places.
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