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New life at Guitar Mansion, 2815 Oakland Gravel Road

By either name, Guitar Mansion or Confederate Hill, the house at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road is seeing new life as a single-family home once again. Planned for use as a bed and breakfast at one time, in 2010, the house was purchased and has been returned to its original use as a single-family home.

See the house as it gets a needed spruce up at this link to a Jan. 3, 2012 Columbia Missourian article.

As a bonus, the article online includes a link to the Register of Historic Places document, which includes a historical account of the home, historical maps and photographs.

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/01/03/living-history-historic-guitar-mansion-2815-n-oakland-gravel-road-residential-home-again-first-time-almost-15-years/

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Home at the Guitar Mansion at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road

Guitar Mansion at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road will once again be a home. Purchased in October by Elena Vega, in December 2010, the Columbia Missourian published an article on her plans to return the 1860s home to a private residence. It had been operated as a bed and breakfast as well as an event venue.

By the way, you can still take a peek inside, via this Dec. 11, 2009 slide show on the Columbia Tribune’s website. http://www.columbiatribune.com/photos/galleries/2009/dec/11/saving-guitar-mansion/flash/

Media Report:

Dec. 6, 2010, Unexpectedly purchased, Guitar Mansion to be a home again, Columbia Missourian. The link to the article is: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/12/06/unexpected-owner-guitar-mansion-keep-home/

According to previous news reports, the home had been vacant for several years until Pat Westhoff and Elena Vega bought the historic property on Oct. 18, 2010 at absolute auction for $155,500. The house previously had been on the market for $499,000.

Here are links to the articles about the auction of the property:

Historic Guitar Mansion sold at auction for $155,000, Oct. 19, 2010, Columbia Daily Tribune.
Historic Guitar Mansion sold to surprised bidder, Oct. 18, 2010, Columbia Missourian.

The home at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road was built 1862. The residence of David Guitar, for a time it was called the Guitar Mansion. Much later, the house became known as Confederate Hill.

This Late Victorian Italianate style home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Sept. 9, 1993.

After that, the house had since fallen on tough times. Once slated for a bed and breakfast, today the house is sided by subdivisions and on the market at a bargain price –  $499,000. 

Despite the nearby homes, the landscaping and slope of the home allows you to approach the home and look out the windows seeing it much as it must have looked when it was built between 1859 and 1862.

PAST MEDIA COVERAGE:

August 8, 2004. Visions of the past. Columbia Daily Tribune.
Summary: The Guitar House becomes a bed and breakfast under the ownership of Noel and Mary Ann Crowson. Includes photographs of the restored home, historic photos of Odon Guitar, David Guitar and graphics on the additions to the home from 1859-1940.

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Get a Peek at History, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010

From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, the Guitar Mansion, also known as Confederate Hill, will be available for viewing.

Built in about 1862, the house at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road will be auctioned off on October 18, 2010.

Today, the home is nestled among other housing areas, yet, the landscaping makes the house feel elegantly secluded.

The house has been vacant for some time, but it has been well cared for. Once slated to become a bed and breakfast, the house has a commercial grade kitchen and amazingly has retained much of the historic features.

The house is on the National Register of Historic Places. Read this government document to learn more about this historic home.

View this document to see pictures of the home and to gain more information about the auction. Oct 18 Absolute Auctions.

For more information, contact Julianne Ramsey at 573-239-0183 .

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Opportunity or Trajedy? Guitar Mansion/Confederate Hill

Guitar Mansion, dubbed Confederate Hill in the 1940s, at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road is going up for Absolute Real Estate Auction on October 18, 2010. A viewing day is slated for Sept. 18, 2010.

An absolute auction means whatever the price is when the gavel goes down, that what the house will be sold for. Some auctions have a floor bid, but not this one.

The house has been vacant for some time, but well cared for. Once slated to become a bed and breakfast, the house has a commercial grade kitchen and amazingly has retained much of the historic features.

Built in roughly 1862, it’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

The agent listing the house says she’s had inquires from all over the nation. Let’s hope so. Let’s hope it doesn’t go the way of many of the fine mansions that once lined our streets.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could have some of the characteristics of St. Genevieve, a destination for its historic sites? Or St. Charles? Or even Independence, a thriving city which also has a historic flavor to it far beyond its ties to Truman.

Interested in learning more about this landmark home? This auction flier outlines the characteristics of the home.

Oct 18 Absolute Auctions

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See Historic Home Online – Guitar Mansion/Confederate Hill

I love technology, especially when it helps us see beyond our usual small corner of the world.

Technology can even help us appreciate historic sites, such as this antebellum home at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road in Columbia, Missouri.

Here’s a link to a video tour the David Guitar Home at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road, built between 1859 and 1862. This late Victorian Italianate house became known as Confederate Hill in the 1940s when it was owned by Ward Dorrance, in reference to Guitar’s service in the Confederate Army.

The house was named to the National Register of Historic Places on Sept. 9, 1993, but today the house is vacant and on the market at recently reduced price — $499,000.

Here’s a link to the real estate listing which includes an excellent slide show, so you can see every detail on the house.

No matter how you take the tour, you don’t even have to leave your own home to see this beautiful, historic home.