John W. Boone House
John W. Boone House is located in Missouri
John W. Boone House
John W. Boone House is located in the United States
John W. Boone House
Location4th St. between E. Broadway and Walnut, Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates38°57′8″N 92°19′57″W / 38.95222°N 92.33250°W / 38.95222; -92.33250
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleBox style
MPSSocial Institutions of Columbia's Black Community TR
NRHP reference No.80002309[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1980

The John W. Boone House, also known as the Stuart P. Parker Funeral Home, is a historic home located at Columbia, Missouri. It was built about 1890, and is a two-story frame house that measures roughly 46 feet by 45 feet. It was the home of ragtime musician John William 'Blind' Boone.[2] The home, which is owned by the City of Columbia,[3] had fallen into a state of severe disrepair, but is now under restoration [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lucille Salerno and Greg Olson (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John W. Boone House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  3. ^ Salerno, Lucille. "A Brief History of John William "Blind" Boone". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  4. ^ Semelka, Sara (2009-04-24). "In a past life, historic house was red-faced". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2009-07-05.


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