National Historic Landmark · protected area · Laclede, Missouri

Pershing, Gen. John J., Boyhood Home

Historic house in Missouri, United States in Laclede, Missouri. Built 1857. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1857Listed 1969Gothic Revival
4PBO 00464PBO 0054Gen. Pershing boyhood homePershing Boyhood Home 1
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What it is

Wikipedia · Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site

Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site in Laclede, Missouri, is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site. General John Joseph "Jack" Pershing led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and attained the rank of General of the Armies. Pershing was born on a farm outside Laclede, but lived in the home from age six to adulthood. The historic site preserves and interprets the boyhood home and the one-room Prairie Mound School at which he taught for a year before attending West Point Military Academy. The home has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressState and Worlow Sts., Laclede, MO
CountyLinn County
ListedMay 21, 1969
Reference number69000111
Built1857
Type of placeprotected area, house
StyleGothic Revival
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources3 buildings, 1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressState and Worlow Sts., Laclede, MO
Coordinates39.78807, -93.16910 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitHarry S Truman National Historic Site · 93 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000111. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.