Lewis Shaw Coleman House

Lewis Shaw Coleman House
Location 227 E. College Street,
Aurora, Missouri
Coordinates 36°58′18″N 93°43′02″W / 36.97167°N 93.71722°W / 36.97167; -93.71722Coordinates: 36°58′18″N 93°43′02″W / 36.97167°N 93.71722°W / 36.97167; -93.71722
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914), c. 1927, c. 1955
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference # 16000727[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 2016

The Lewis Shaw Coleman House is a historic house located at 227 East College Street in Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri.

Description and history

It was built in 1914 by the Coleman family, owners of lumber mills and a local lumber company, and is a two-story, "U"-shaped American Craftsman style "airplane" bungalow. It sits on a limestone rubble foundation and the first floor walls are brick. It features exposed rafters in open eaves, low-pitched gable roofs with wide overhangs, decorative gable beams, and a prominent front porch with tapered stone columns. Also on the property are the contributing carriage house (c. 1927) and garage (c. 1955).[2]:6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/17/16 through 10/21/16. National Park Service. 2016-10-28.
  2. Kelly and Mary Jo Johnston (March 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewis Shaw Coleman House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 12 photographs from 2016)


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