John W. Boone House
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. The home, which is owned by the City of Columbia, had fallen into a state of severe disrepair, but is now under restoration
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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 September 1, 2016.
- ^ Salerno, Lucille. "A Brief History of John William "Blind" Boone". Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ Semelka, Sara (April 24, 2009). "In a past life, historic house was red-faced". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
