Hugh and Bessie Stephens House

Hugh and Bessie Stephens House
Location 601 Jackson St., Jefferson City, Missouri
Coordinates 38°34′11″N 92°10′13″W / 38.56972°N 92.17028°W / 38.56972; -92.17028Coordinates: 38°34′11″N 92°10′13″W / 38.56972°N 92.17028°W / 38.56972; -92.17028
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1913 (1913)-1918
Architect Tracy, Evart; Swartout, Egerton
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference # 09000301[1]
Added to NRHP May 12, 2009

Hugh and Bessie Stephens House, also known as the Lincoln University President's Residence, is a historic home located at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It was designed by the noted architectural firm Tracy and Swartwout and built in 1913. It is a 2 1/2-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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.


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