John Garth House, also known as Woodside Place, is a historic home located near Hannibal, Ralls County, Missouri. It was built about 1871, and is a 2+12-story, Second Empire style frame dwelling. It measures approximately 99 feet by 54 feet and sits on a limestone block foundation. It features mansard roofs, projecting tower, four porches, and two semi-octagonal bay windows. It was built as a summer home for John H. Garth a prominent local citizen of Hannibal, Missouri and friend of Samuel Clemens.[2]: 2  It is operated as Garth Woodside Mansion Bed and Breakfast Inn.

John Garth House
John Garth House, March 2011
John Garth House is located in Missouri
John Garth House
John Garth House is located in the United States
John Garth House
LocationSouth of Hannibal off U.S. Route 61, near Hannibal, Missouri
Coordinates39°40′10″N 91°24′33″W / 39.66944°N 91.40917°W / 39.66944; -91.40917
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Builtc. 1871 (1871)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.77000813[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1977

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jill Rullkoetter, M. Patricia Holmes, and Goldena Howard (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Garth House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 11 photographs)
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