Walnut street inn springfield mo

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This home was built in 1894 or 1896 by a business man from Indiana, for the sum of 6000 dollars.  The builder was Charles McCann.  He along with his wife and their 2 children moved to the area in 1891.  His wife died shortly after moving to the area.   Charles did not plan to re-marry but he met Katherine and in 1891 they married.  Charles and Katherine built the home. 

When the home was built it was built diagonally across the street from the Springfiled Wagon Company.  Which Mr. McCann had purchased large quantities of the stock.  When the house was built it had lots of amenities but lacked electricity. 

Mr. McCann was approached about the sale of his home in 1904 to a W A Dennis.  Mr. McCann was thinking about moving so the house was sold for 8500 cash. 

W A Dennis, who made the purchase never got to move in.  He died before his planned move in date of May 1st 1904.   Mrs Dennis ended up moving into the house with out her husband. 

The home was purchased in 1917 by Harry Jewell.  It had a few other owners and In 1983 the home was purchased with the intent to convert it to a B&B.   The home opened to guests in May 1988. 

Most houses on the street were called catalog houses (meaning they were purchased from a catalog from either Sears, or Montgomery Wards).  The kits for the homes were ordered and then shipped to the location to be assembled on the lot.  

This home had seven small coal burning fire places.  A homeowner had connected the fireplaces to a furnace with forced air.  There was a fire in the center wall of the home from the fireplaces and five of the fireplaces were removed. The two fire places they saved were located in the library and the second floor parlor. 

There is a Steinway Piano in the home that has been in the house since the homes construction in the late 1800's.