Stories by author "University of Central Missouri Department of History, Clint Longwell": 3
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Lexington Missouri Anderson House
The Anderson House is perhaps the most well-known house in Lexington, Missouri. Centered on the battleground of the Battle of Lexington or the Battle of the Hemp Bales, it sits on and is operated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as…
Lexington Missouri Stramcke House
Unlike previous Greek Revival I-Houses, the Stramcke House is an asymmetrical two-and-a-half-story Queen Anne-Eastlake style frame home most likely designed by renowned local architect W.S. Epperson and built under the direction Thomas Talbot…
Lexington Missouri Waddell House
Located in the old residential neighborhood of Lexington, the Waddell House is uniquely different from the previous Greek Revival I-Houses of the tour. Originally constructed in the 1840s as the pastoral home for the First Baptist Church (the oldest…