615 Center Street, Hannibal, MO 63401

Built in 1916 and designed by St. Louis architects, this Arts & Crafts landmark was commissioned by Herman Riedel — owner of the Ice House, Riedel Brewery, and Cruikshank Lumber — who spared no expense on materials. His German builder personally inspected every lumber delivery and rejected anything short of the best. The result is a house built like a tank: floor joists set at 12" instead of the typical 16", and, more than a century later, no foundation issues, no slumping floors, no cracked plaster. The craftsmanship is on full display. Quarter-sawn white oak throughout the first floor parlor, dining room, pocket doors, staircase, and floors draws admiration from every woodworker who walks through. Original light fixtures remain in both the living and dining rooms. Cypress front porch flooring, cypress butler's pantry cabinetry, cypress woodwork and pine floors upstairs with birch doors, and five original stained glass windows round out the period detail. The original Yazoo toilets,...