John Garth House, also known as Woodside Place, is a historic home located near Hannibal, Ralls County, Missouri. It was built about 1871, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Second Empire style frame dwelling. It measures approximately 99 feet by 54 feet and sits on a limestone block foundation. It features mansard roofs, projecting tower, four porches, and two semi-octagonal bay windows. It was built as a summer home for John H. Garth a prominent local citizen of Hannibal, Missouri and friend of Samuel Clemens.[2]: 2 It is operated as Garth Woodside Mansion Bed and Breakfast Inn.
John Garth House | |
 John Garth House, March 2011 | |
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| Location | South of Hannibal off U.S. Route 61, near Hannibal, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°40′10″N 91°24′33″W / 39.66944°N 91.40917°W |
| Area | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| Built | c. 1871 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000813[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 11, 1977 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jill Rullkoetter, M. Patricia Holmes, and Goldena Howard (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Garth House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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