Hugh and Bessie Stephens House

Hugh and Bessie Stephens House
Location601 Jackson St.,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Coordinates38°34′11″N 92°10′13″W / 38.56972°N 92.17028°W / 38.56972; -92.17028
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1913 (1913)-1918
ArchitectEvart Tracy, Egerton Swartout
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.09000301[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 2009

Hugh and Bessie Stephens House, also known as the Lincoln University President's Residence, is a historic home located in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Tracy and Swartwout and built in 1913. It is a 2+12-story, French Eclectic style stone-clad dwelling. It has a one-story wing and steeply pitched hipped roof with front facing cross gables on either corner. Also on the property are the contributing hipped roof stone-clad garage and retaining wall connected to a square stone gazebo. The house has served as the Lincoln University President's residence since 1965.[2]: 5, 8 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Debra Foster Greene (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hugh and Bessie Stephens House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.