Waddell House

1704 South St., Lexington, Missouri. County/parish: Lafayette.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 11, 1979. NRIS 79001378.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Pastorium of the First Baptist Church
  • Van Amburg House

From Wikipedia:

Waddell House (Lexington, Missouri)

Waddell House, also known as Pastorium of the First Baptist Church or Van Amburg House, is a historic home located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, red brick dwelling on a partial basement. It features decorative elements such as clustered chimney pots, scalloped vergeboards with pendants, and a spindled stickwork Late Victorian porch with mansard roof. William Bradford Waddell acquired the house in trade for stock in the local Baptist Female College in 1869.: 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Old Neighborhoods Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63819606

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