Monett in Barry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Gardner Home

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

1. The Gardner Home Marker

Inscription. The Gardner home on 713 Central was built shortly after the Sizer house by Solon Wright, owner of Wright Dry Goods, in an attempt to show up Callumura. Wright wanted the grandest home in Monett. However, after the construction of the home, Wright fell upon hard times and promptly sold the home to Horace and Etta Gardner, a local lawyer and his wife who were very active in the community. The home has been restored, and the current occupants are only the 3rd set of people to live in the house.

Written by: Ashleyannette Garcia and Benjamin Heseman

This sign was created by students under the direction of Monett High School Missouri Literature and Composition teacher Amy M. Sampson and was paid for via a grant she wrote and was awarded from Rural Schools Collaborative and their 2023 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program.

Erected 2023 by Monett High School students.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Monett High School class project series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2023.

Location. 36° 55.553′ N,

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93° 55.647′ W. Marker is in Monett, Missouri, in Barry County. It is on North Central Avenue (Missouri Route 37) north of East County Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 713 N Central Ave, Monett MO 65708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri and in the Branson and Table Rock Lake Area.

It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Sizer Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eugene Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); Central School by B-W Funeral Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Monett Floods (approx. 0.4 miles away); Where Did Monett Get its Name? (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Frisco Railroad (approx.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2024

2. The Gardner Home Marker

0.4 miles away); The Gillioz Theater (approx. half a mile away); Monett Harvey House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monett.

Regarding The Gardner Home. Horace Gardner was legal partners with Fielding P. Sizer, the builder of Callamura – the mansion that Wright wanted to outshine with his own.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.