Property Details
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| Address: | 914 N MAIN ST | |||
| City/State: | ST JOSEPH MO | |||
| Built: | 1882 | |||
| Original Type: | Single Family Home | |||
| Size: | Average | |||
| Stories: | 2 | |||
| Exterior: | Brick | |||
| Type / Influence: | Queen Anne, Italianate | |||
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| History Note: | Built sometime in the 1850s or 1860s, the home was owned by Frank L. Sommer, the inventor of the saltine cracker and founder of the American Biscuit Company, which eventually became part of NABISCO. The beautiful three-story home was designed and built by premiere architect E. J. Eckel. - |
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Connections
| 515 N 4TH ST - ST JOSEPH, MO | Architect - Edmond J. Eckel |
| 202 MAIN ST - ST JOSEPH, MO | Frank Sommer's Italianate style home was built just a few blocks north of his bakery. |
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