Waddell House (Lexington, Missouri)

Waddell House
Waddell House, January 2007
Location1704 South St., Lexington, Missouri
Coordinates39°11′2″N 93°52′29″W / 39.18389°N 93.87472°W / 39.18389; -93.87472
Arealess than one acre
Built1840
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.79001378[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1979

Waddell House, also known as Pastorium of the First Baptist Church or Van Amburg House, is a historic home located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, red brick dwelling on a partial basement. It features decorative elements such as clustered chimney pots, scalloped vergeboards with pendants, and a spindled stickwork Late Victorian porch with mansard roof. William Bradford Waddell acquired the house in trade for stock in the local Baptist Female College in 1869.[2]: 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Old Neighborhoods Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Noelle Soren (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Waddell House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1979)