731 6^th St.   

        This lot is a portion of 10 acres of land owned by Payton R. Hayden, noted early Boonville and Missouri Lawyer.  Between 1884 and 1887 a frame dwelling was built on this lot by Frank Meierhoffer.  This structure was probably destroyed by fire because in 1897 Robert Sombart built the present brick structure.  The east façade has a north bay with a gable roof filled with 4 bands of fishscale shingles, stickwork detailing and a circular window.  Bull’s eye motifs, scrollwork and an inset fan pattern at the roof end embellish the porch.  On the south façade is a projecting rectangular bay which repeats the gable end motifs.  The structure sits on an embankment with a concrete retaining wall.  There is a garage on the alley to the west with a concrete block foundation and sheathed in corrugated metal.

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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