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Title
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The Parsonage Parlor: Lexington's Waddell House Was Bought by a Pony Express Founder
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Description
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Photos and description of the "parsonage," now known as the Waddell House, built in 1840. William Bradford (W. B.) Waddell, a businessman in Lexington, Missouri, joined with William H. Russell and Alexander Majors to create the Pony Express. Waddell acquired the parsonage of the First Baptist Church for his son Robert and his bride Emma Clement Waddell. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places, and Katherine Bradford Van Amburg, a descendant of Waddell, lives in the home.
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Date
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2008-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
