631 W. Main St., Jefferson City, Missouri. County/parish: Cole.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 26, 2001. NRIS 01000009.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Dr. Joseph P. and Effie Porth House, also known as the William Porth House and Colonial Tea Room, is a historic home located at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. The original building was built between 1827 and 1842, and the mansard roof was added between 1885 and 1888. It is a square two-story limestone house with partial walkout basement on the front facade. It features a bracketed cornice and an iron balcony between the basement and first floor.: 5 The house became a restaurant known as the Colonial Tea Room in the 1930s before it was sold to the Jefferson City Housing Authority in 1970.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63818676