James Robinson McCormick House is a historic home located at

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St. Francois County, Missouri St. Francois County () is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,922. The largest city and county seat is Farmington. The county was officially organized on Decemb ...

. It was built circa 1875 for former

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James Robinson McCormick James Robinson McCormick (August 1, 1824 – May 19, 1897) was a United States Representative from Missouri. Born near Irondale, Washington County, Missouri, McCormick attended public schools in Washington County, Missouri. He received privat ...

, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, vernacular

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style red brick

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with a rear ell. It has a low-pitched gable roof with wide bands of

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molding and measures approximately 44 feet, 6 inches, wide and 64 feet, 4 inches, long. It features a single-story white

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

supported by six white square columns. Also on the property is a contributing small brick wash house. (includes 12 photographs from 1997) It was added to the

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in 1998.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Greek Revival houses in Missouri Houses completed in 1875 Buildings and structures in St. Francois County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in St. Francois County, Missouri {{StFrancoisCountyMO-NRHP-stub