[5] The 15-room Hunter-Dawson House was constructed between 1859 and 1860 for the wealthy and influential family of William Washington Hunter and his wife Amanda.

He died from yellow fever shortly before construction started, and his wife Amanda completed the project.

[6] Amanda's daughter Ella and her husband William Dawson inherited the house in 1876.

The house remained in the family until 1958, and was purchased by the city in 1966 before being donated to the state of Missouri.

This article about a property in New Madrid County, Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.