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First frame dwelling in the south part of the village
Residential
1850s
c. 1859
South part of the village of Poplar Bluff
Verbatim Passage from Source
"In the year 1859-60 he erected the first frame dwelling in the south part of the little village of Poplar Bluff, it being a two-story frame which he occupied to his death, and the same has been remodeled and is now occupied by his son as a residence."
— Source: A VIEW OF A GROWING TOWN OR POPLAR BLUFF AS IT WAS, AS IT IS, AND AS IT WILL BE (referenced c. 1859)
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What We Know From This Source
The first frame dwelling in the southern part of Poplar Bluff, built by James S. Ferguson in 1859-1860.
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