CA Ranch to MO Italianade

Your Antebellum Home Awaits You! 

     

The Captain Johnson - Moss home is located in the North Third Street Historic District in Louisiana, Missouri.  It is listed on the National Register Form with detailed information on the structure of the building.

The home is built in the Italianate style with 4 square construction and an enclosed 3 story tower. 

As Captain Johnson piloted his riverboat, he saw a home on the bluffs of Natchez overlooking the Mississippi River. He loved the the architecture of the building so much that the Captain commissioned two well known architects. Levi Ruggles & Powhatan Baird to build a sister home on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Missouri.

The sunrises are breathtaking.

The original abstract of the home, states that Captain Johnson & Mr. Silas Faber purchased the Baker Claim granted by President Monroe.  The property was two blocks wide and two blocks deep; and would become the first residential area in the town. 

Unfortunately, the good Captain died in intestate in 1861.  He only lived in his dream home for less than two years.  His wife Margaret remarried.  A neighbor, John B. Henderson, Attorney, who would become a U.S. Senator, became the Johnson children's guardian.



Gardens border the towering entryway.   

Built of brick and quarried stone, the home continues to be strong and enduring, even after 150 years. The hand set brick walkways border the home and are part of the property.  One of three old street lights are part of the property.

                                      Local Artist Rita Renner was Commissioned in 1977 to

                                              Paint Her Conception of the Johnson Home.

Above: Rosewood  Egyptian Rival Mirror located in the Grand Hallway. 

The mirror measures: 8' x 12'. 

Winding Walnut Staircase Leads to a Library on the Second Floor Landing.

40 Ft. Ballroom 3 dbl. windows & walkout window

leading to a porch where the ladies could get some air.



Show off your furniture or leave the floor empty on which to dance.
Two matching Fireplaces in Ballroom

Ballroom - Walk-Out Window

Ceiling is edged in achantus sculpting & "plaster icing."

Identical Area above each of two ballroom fireplaces.

Two Plaster Medallions Grace the Ballroom Ceiling.

Parlor Plaster Medallion - Coving

Parlor with Year Round Christmas Tree

                                
Parlor Fireplace Matches the Fireplace in Formal Diningroom


                         
                               More of Parlor


Folding, Sliding Doors Open or Separate Parlor & Formal Diningroom

                                                           Parlor to Formal Diningroom

 Formal Diningoom

   Butler's Pantry

More Butler Pantry - Bin Storage Below

Large Kitchen & Eating Area.

Double Jenn Air Ovens  & Cooktop

Door leads to (2) Bonus Rooms.

                                        
                                                             Lots of Counter Space. 

Solid Walnut Newel & Stair Rail

                              
                                   Upper Stair Case Leads to Second Floor Landing  & Library

                                                    Second Landing - Upper Stair Case

                                                Floor to Ceiling Library with Glass Doors





                    Stairs to 3rd Floor Tower

                                               
                                                Guest Room - Draped Walk-Out Window

                               
                                   Morning light streams through the 6 ft. Shuttered Windows.

                                             Dbl. Folding, Slidng, Doors Which Can be Closed for Privacy. 

                                                                                                               

                                               Master Bedroom Looks into Upstairs Parlor

Upstairs Living Area or 4th Bedroom

                                      14 ft. Walls.  Great Way to Display Picture Collections
                                  

Double Garage with 3 Lifting Doors

Hostas & Rhododrums Fill the Front Garden

View of Fenced Yard & Unattached Garage

                                Over 50 Blooms of Pink Asiatic Lilies Fill the Garden

Bleeding Hearts Grace the Victorian Garden

Columbine

More Asiatic Lilies

                                                                  Lilies of the Valley

                                    Shady Garden of Tree Peonies & Fern

The First to Bloom - Pink Saucer Magnolia Trees

Shady Garden With Fountain