Joseph Sappington House | |
 Joseph Sappington House in 2017 | |
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| Location | 10734 Clearwater Drive, Crestwood, Missouri 63123 |
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| Coordinates | 38°32′15″N 90°21′21″W / 38.53750°N 90.35583°W |
| Built | 1816 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000589 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1982 |
Joseph Sappington House is a building on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) that was built around 1816. [2] It was built for Joseph Sappington, a relative of John Sappington who was a prominent figure in early St. Louis. [2] It is located near Crestwood, Missouri and was added to the NRHP in 1982. [2] [3]
History
The Sappington family was a large family in early St. Louis. [2] The patriarch, John Sappington, had seventeen children, although Joseph Sappington was not one of them. [2] Joseph Sappington was likely the cousin or nephew of John Sappington, [3] [4] and he was one of the witnesses to John Sappington's will in 1815. [2] [3]
The Joseph Sappington House is one of five pioneer houses in the Crestwood area, and was the last to be nominated on the NRHP. [2] These houses were built in 1820 or earlier. [2] The house was built around a minor tributary of Gravois Creek, and is located about one mile southeast of Crestwood, Missouri. [2]
Architecture
The house is a two-story building that faces east and is originally made from logs. [2] [3] However, the house has been clapboarded on the exterior. [2] [3] Furthermore, the house had been whitewashed multiple times throughout its history, and plaster was placed over visible logs. [2] It is likely that the house was built in multiple phases. [2] The interior was renovated started in 1953, [2] and it was restored to reflect its original state. [2] [3] The house has three log rooms that each have their own chimney. [2] [3]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Hamilton, Esley (March 1981). "Joseph Sappington House NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g St. Louis County. "Crestwood landmark" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri on November 30, 1987 · Page 72". Newspapers.com. 1987-11-30. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
