It is a large two and one-half story Victorian dwelling that attracts the immediate interest of all those who recognize its Queen Anne Revival style. Other than the Daviess County courthouse, the home, historically known as the A. Taylor Ray House, is the only residence in the county to receive designation in the National Register of Historic Places.
A view from the northwest looking toward the A.T. Ray Home in at 212 West Van Buren Street, Gallatin, MO. While owned by Billy and Jane Due during the 1990s, the “Painted Lady” benefitted from an extensive enhancement program within National Register guidelines. (1996 photo)
The house was built in 1897 by Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor Ray with a family member, George Tuggle, as architect. The Queen Anne style was an architectural smorgasbord of that era. The octagon tower, for example, is just for looks and the ornate porch is lavishly decorated with spindles, pendant brackets and Doric pillars.
Gallatin businessman A.T. Ray is best remembered for the construction of his Victorian home. (1916 photo)
Other features include hand-blown curved glass bow windows to add light and style. Fireplaces warmed each room, 18 from the basement to the attic), many carrying out a particular theme. one is adorned with wood-carved gargoyles taken form Greek mythology, meant to protect the house from harm — and evil demons. The staircase is a prime example of the woodworkers’ art, as is the woodwork and trim through-out.
There are stained glass windows in the entry and on the stairway and colorful ceramic tiles here and there. In keeping with the Victorian thinking of the time, the home has a parlor and sitting room and even a stairway for servants.
The house is also known as the “Old Tuggle Place” since Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tuggle acquired the house around 1950 following the deaths of the Rays. The two families were related.
The house is located one block south of the site of the once nationally famous McDonald Tea Room, at 212 West Van Buren.
This is the first residence of Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Ray when they moved to Gallatin, MO, in 1878.
The A.T. Ray residence in 1883, later the location of the Queen Anne Victorian home of renown.
The A.T. Ray Home is the only residence in Daviess County, MO, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an outstanding architectural example of the Queen Anne Revival style. A. Taylor Ray built the house in 1897. The date of this photo is unknown.
This photo was taken in 1985 while owned by Stewart Marolf, soon after the exterior was repainted in shades of green (Mr. Marolf succeeded Frank Thompson operating the John Deere dealership in Gallatin, MO)
The A.T. Ray Home is the only residence in Daviess County, MO, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an outstanding architectural example of the Queen Anne Revival style. A. Taylor Ray built the house in 1897.
The A.T. Ray Home is located at 212 West Van Buren Street, Gallatin, MO. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its Queen Anne Victorial architecture and features.
The ornate porch of the A.T. Ray Home is lavishly decorated with spindles, pendant brackets and Doric pillars.
The A.T. Ray Home was built in 1897 by Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor Ray with a family member, George Tuggle, as architect. The Queen Anne style was an architectural smorgasbord of that era. The octagon tower, for example, is just for looks and the ornate porch is lavishly decorated with spindles, pendant brackets and Doric pillars.
Hand-blown curved glass bow windows to add light and style to the dining room and upstairs bedroom of the A.T. Ray Home in Gallatin, MO. This adds to the Victorian style which makes the home so distinctive.
The ornate porch of the A.T. Ray Home is lavishly decorated with spindles, pendant brackets and Doric pillars.
The A.T. Ray Home in Gallatin, MO, has bneen officially registered on the National Register of Historic Places. It observed its centennial year in 1996.
Stained glass and wordwork accents the windows in the A.T. Ray Home. This window is on the west side of the home, located on the staircase landing. The Victoriam home was returned to its splendor by property owners Jane and Billy Due at the time of the home’s centennial in 1996.
Fireplaces warmed each room in the A.T. Ray Home, 18 from the basement to the attic. Many carry out a particular theme. This one is adorned with wood-carved gargoyles taken form Greek mythology, meant to protect the house from harm — and evil demons.
Ornate wordwork, such as this staircase, frequently puts the A.T. Ray Home atop the nation’s list of outstanding Queen Ann Victorian homes.
An ornate yard entry was added by property owners Jane and Billy Due at the time the A.T. Ray Home observed its centennial in 1996. This gateway was on the west side of the home, facing South Daviess Street.
Hand-blown curved glass bow windows to add light and style to the dining room in the A.T. Ray Home.The house was built in 1897 by Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor Ray with a family member, George Tuggle, as architect. The Queen Anne style was an architectural smorgasbord of that era.
The staircase is a prime example of the woodworkers’ art, as is the woodwork and trim through-out the A.T. Ray Home located in Gallatin, MO.
The A.T. Ray Home is an outstanding architectural example of the Queen Anne Revival style built in 1897. (1996 photo)
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