{"id":1441,"date":"2022-03-30T14:10:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T14:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/?page_id=1441"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:31:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/internationalhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Smith\/King International House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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111 E Patterson St, Kirksville, MO 63501<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Smith\/King International House is a historic home located in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, beside Magruder Hall (Science Hall). It is a rare local model of a 1920s middle-class house with a built-in garage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Dr. E. Sanborn Smith House was built in 1925 for Dr. Smith and his family. It was constructed as part of the Grim-Smith medical complex, a collection of six medical and residential buildings built by three M.D.s: Drs Edward and Ezra Grim and Dr Smith. “Their hospital and practice provided a distinct alternative in regional health care to the hospital run by the proprietary osteopathic medical school across town” (Woodcox, 2020).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Smith\/King International House is an exceptional local example of the early Colonial Revival style. Smith House\u2019s mix of Colonial Revival elements with patterned brickwork, decorative half-timbering with stucco infill \u2013 components more typically seen on later Tudor Revival houses \u2013 demonstrates a common feature in Kirksville middle-class residential architecture during this period: a free mix of stylistic details applied on one house which might be true or not (National Register Listing, 01\/04\/08).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The estimated cost of the house was $13,000, but the final cost was $22,000.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ludwig Abt served as the architect of the house, and W. M. Geoghegan was the builder. Abt was a prolific designer whose works have been recognized by the National Register of Historic Places.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The house, even after ninety-five years of continuous use, possesses the integrity of a historical site. Exterior and interior alterations have been minimal.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Placed on the National Register of Historic Places<\/strong> in 2009, the nomination includes a detailed description of the structure and history of the house, its owners and architect. You can read the original registration papers through the National Archives Catalog:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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