Lansdown-Higgins House

Lansdown-Higgins House, also known as the Riggins House, Kerl House, and Sommerer House, is a historic home located near Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. The original section was built about 1830, and was a 1 1/2-story dogtrot house of hewn log construction. The house achieved its present form about 1854, and is a two-story, three bay, Greek Revival style frame I-house with a central passage plan. It features an imposing two-story pedimented portico supported by square Doric order columns and massive chimneys of gray limestone.[2]:5

Lansdown-Higgins House
Location5240 Tanner Bridge Rd., near Jefferson City, Missouri
Coordinates38°30′23″N 92°12′19″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1830 (1830)-1854
Architectural styleGreek Revival, I-house
NRHP reference No.99001311[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rhonda Chalfant and Roger Maserang (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lansdown-Higgins House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.


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