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Downing House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Downing House, January 2007
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Location	311 S. Main St., Memphis, Missouri
Coordinates	40°27′22″N 92°10′15″W / 40.45611°N 92.17083°W / 40.45611; -92.17083
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	c. 1858 (1858)
Architect	Broadwater, Thomas J.; Jenkins, Solomon
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.	79001396
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1979

Downing House is a historic home located at Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri. It was built about 1858, and is a two-story brick dwelling with Greek Revival and Italian Villa style design elements. It measures approximately 68 feet by 48 feet, and consists of a rectangular block with a T-shaped section. It features a three-story tower, prominent quoins, a modillioned cornice and a mixture of round-arched and linteled windows. The building houses a local history museum.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Claire F. Blackwell and LeGene S. Padgett (June 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downing House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1978)

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