Hugh and Bessie Stephens House, also known as the Lincoln University President's Residence, is a historic home located in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Tracy and Swartwout and built in 1913. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, French Eclectic style stone-clad dwelling. It has a one-story wing and steeply pitched hipped roof with front facing cross gables on either corner. Also on the property are the contributing hipped roof stone-clad garage and retaining wall connected to a square stone gazebo. The house has served as the Lincoln University President's residence since 1965.[2]: 5, 8
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| Location | 601 Jackson St., Jefferson City, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′11″N 92°10′13″W / 38.56972°N 92.17028°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1913-1918 |
| Architect | Evart Tracy, Egerton Swartout |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000301[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 2009 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Debra Foster Greene (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hugh and Bessie Stephens House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.