500 Fourth St.

    The Vernacular-English Tudor residence dates to 1930.  It replaces a structure known as the “Wilken’s House” that was used as the parsonage and education center for the Immanuel Lutheran Church.  This was razed in 1929.  The present home has a series of gable peaks and several pointed arched openings.  The entrance is the northernmost bay of the west facade and is placed in a stepped inset on a projecting one-story gabled bay.  The entrance has a pointed arch header with a heavy door also complimenting the historical merit of the residence.  Interior features include cherry woodwork, cherry stairway, 11 foot ceilings, and parquet floors.  Marble slabs are under the second story radiators.  The first story has been altered to an apartment.  The second story was altered in 1947 to an apartment.  The maid’s room was adjacent to a kitchen.  It has access from the original back stairs.  There were originally 3 rooms upstairs.  The 3^rd floor was used as a ballroom.  Its large ornate cherry stairway has an ornate newel post light in the form of a female statue.  The residence has a wooded lot, a fenced backyard, and one outbuilding.        

Funding for this page was provided by Boonville Tourism Commission

This page was constructed by:

Amanda Dodson

This site is listed on the National Register Historic Places.

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