Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Boonville (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Lyric Theater, St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church, and Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company Building. Also, be sure to include Josephine Trigg Pigott House in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Boonville (Missouri).
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Lyric Theater
Theater. Lyric Theater, also known as Thespian Hall, is a historic theatre in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1855–1857, and is a two-story, rectangular Greek Revival–style brick building. The front facade features a portico with four unfluted Doric columns constructed of wedge-shaped brick. The building was enlarged in 1901. When originally constructed, the basement was used as reading room, the main floor was used as combined theater and lecture hall or auditorium, and the second floor housed the city hall, a Masonic lodge, and an Odd Fellows hall.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It is located in Historic District D.[1]
St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church
Church in Boonville, Missouri. St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 309 Spruce Street in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1892, and is a one-story, rectangular, gable roofed Gothic Revival style brick church. It has a hipped roof three story projecting tower and a rectangular, hipped roof, brick apse attached to the rear.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2]
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company Building
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company Building is a historic factory building located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1919 by the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company, and is a four-story, rectangular brick industrial building with a flat roof. The roof is framed by a corbelled parapet capped with tile coping. The building features a five-story elevator tower and four-story tower which housed restrooms. Also on the property are the contributing power plant building and oil house.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[3]
Josephine Trigg Pigott House
Josephine Trigg Pigott House is a historic home located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, "T"-plan, Gothic Revival style brick dwelling. It has flared gable roofs distinguished by returns and a centered cross gable. It was built by Dr. William H. Trigg as a wedding gift for his daughter, as was the Juliet Trigg Johnson House.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[4]
William S. and Mary Beckett House
The William S. and Mary Beckett House is a historic house located in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1903, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It has a complex, steep hipped and lower cross-gable roofs and projecting bays. It features decorative, terra cotta panels with a six-pointed star-like design.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1990.[5]
Andrew Gantner House
Andrew Gantner House is a historic home located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built about 1856, and is a one-story, roughly cut and dressed sandstone block dwelling. It was enlarged by subsequent historic additions, both stone and frame, to a roughly U-shaped plan.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[6]
Juliet Trigg Johnson House
Juliet Trigg Johnson House is a historic home located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, "T"-plan, Gothic Revival style brick dwelling. It has flared gable roofs distinguished by returns and a centered cross gable. It was built by Dr. William H. Trigg as a wedding gift for his daughter, as was the Josephine Trigg Pigott House.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[7]
Andrews-Wing House
Event venue in Boonville, Missouri. The Andrews-Wing House is a historic house located in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri.[8]
Morton–Myer House
Morton–Myer House is a historic home located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built about 1859 and enlarged about 1870, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, vernacular brick dwelling with a central hall plan. It has a rear ell and rear shed additions and partial basement. Also on the property are the contributing brick smokehouse and stone cellar.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[9]
Thomas Nelson House
Thomas Nelson House, also known as Forest Hill, is a historic home located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1843, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling with a rear ell. Symmetrical, flanking one-story wings were added about 1946. It has a side gable roof and features a two-story gabled, pedimented front portico, constructed about 1853. The house is in the George Caleb Bingham painting "Forest Hill the Nelson Homestead."
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[10]
Historic District D
Historic District D is a national historic district located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It encompasses 87 contributing buildings in the central business district of Boonville. The district includes representative examples of Late Victorian and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Lyric Theater. Other notable buildings include the Geiger's Furniture and Appliance, Missouri Power and Light Co, Palace Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, Boonville Music Co. Nelson Memorial Methodist Church, United Missouri Bank, Knights of Pythias Building, First Presbyterian Church, P.N. Hirsch & Co. Department Store, Cooper County Recorder, Cooper County Abstract and Insurance Co. and Cooper County Courthouse.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[11]