Hugh and Bessie Stephens House

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 

Hugh and Bessie Stephens House
Hugh and Bessie Stephens House is located in Missouri
Hugh and Bessie Stephens House
Hugh and Bessie Stephens House is located in the United States
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

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

References

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  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 2016-11-01.