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Item Title
Robert Masterson House, Hannibal, Marion County, MO
Location
Hannibal+vicinity, MO
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MO-1865
Building/structure dates:
1840 initial construction
Significance: House is a significant regional example of an early Georgian floor plan rare in Missouri. Most of the original structure and interior woodwork still exist. Robert Masterson, the builder of the house, played a picturesque part in the early settlement of the area. Local tradition suggests that the Masterson house is the oldest in the area.
Subjects
Houses
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW FROM NORTHEAST SHOWING HOUSE AND SURROUNDING SITE
2. EAST FRONT AND NORTH SIDE
3. SOUTH SIDE AND EAST FRONT
4. EAST FRONT
5. EAST FRONT WITH SCALE ROD
6. SOUTH SIDE
7. SOUTH SIDE WITH SCALE ROD
8. WEST REAR
9. DETAIL OF SOUTHEAST CORNER SHOWING JOINING OF STONE FRONT WITH RUBBLE SIDE
10. DETAIL OF SOUTHEAST CORNER SHOWING JOINING OF STONE BLOCK FRONT AND RUBBLE SIDE, WITH MEASURING STICK
11. GENERAL VIEW OF STAIRWAY AND HALL, FIRST FLOOR
12. DETAIL SHOWING TOP OF STAIRWAY AND HALL, SECOND FLOOR
13. DETAIL SHOWING RAILINGS AND BALUSTRADE AT TOP OF STAIRWAY, SECOND FLOOR
14. DETAIL SHOWING DOOR FROM CENTER HALL TO NORTHWEST ROOM
15. GENERAL VIEW IN SOUTHWEST ROOM FROM NORTH, DOORS CLOSED ON SOUTH WALL
16. GENERAL VIEW IN SOUTHWEST ROOM FROM NORTH, DOORS OPEN ON SOUTH WALL
17. GENERAL VIEW IN NORTHWEST ROOM FROM SOUTH SHOWING FIREPLACE AND BUILT-IN CUPBOARDS
18. SAME VIEW AS MO-1865-17, WITH DIFFERENT LIGHTING
19. VIEW IN SOUTHEAST ROOM FROM NORTHWEST SHOWING FIREPLACE AND WINDOW
20. VIEW IN NORTHEAST ROOM FROM SOUTH SHOWING FIREPLACE WALL
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