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| Address: | 613 4TH ST | ||||||
| City/State: | PLATTE CITY MO | ||||||
| Built: | 1893 | ||||||
| Original Type: | Single Family Home | ||||||
| Size: | Large | ||||||
| Stories: | 2 | ||||||
| Exterior: | Wood Lap | ||||||
| Type / Influence: | Queen Anne | ||||||
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| History Note: | Sarah F. Keller, b. Aug. 27, 1840; married Nov. 3, 1859, Asa L. Smith, b. June 13, 1836; d. July 9, 1893. He was an intelligent, enterprising, and wealthy farmer. After the war, he removed to Platte City, and joined his brother, George W. Smith, in a drug store, which he continued until his death. He was president of the Bank of Platte City, and was zealous in promoting the interests of the Camden Point Orphan School. He was a man of thought, and all his enterprises were ordered with sound judgement. He built a spacious and costly mansion in Platte City, and died as the last nail was driven. The widow lives with her only surviving child, in Platte City. [a] Gustavus W. Smith, b. Dec. 25, 1861; lives with his mother. He was cashier of the Bank of Platte City, and subsequently of the Exchange Bank. He continued the Platte City drug store of his father until Jan. 1, 1895, when he sold out to Throckmorton. (Paxton, p. 158) - |
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