Hain House, 412 Fourth Street, Boonville, Mo., Owned by Friends of Historic Boonville. "George Hain, a Swiss immigrant, arrived in Boonville in July, 1836, and began construction of this two room log house with a loft reached by a boxed staircase. In 1843 he married Sophia Atull and they started a family which would occupy this typical Missouri home for the next 145 years. As the Hain family grew, so died the residence until its completion in the late 1850's. Hain was a blacksmith and horticulturiest by trade. His son, George J. Hain, purchased the house from his estate in 1887. Hain, Jr. was a successful merchant, owning and operating a general merchandise store call "The Peoples Store." His daughter, Agnes Hain, resided in the home until 1981, when it was purchased by the Kemper Foundations of Kansas City and give to the current owner, the Friends of Historic Boonville. The Friends utilize the home for special meetings, art and craft exhibits and give tours of the structure. The adjoining yard, the Hain House Memorial Garden, is open to the public and is the site of the annual Brown Bag Lunch Concerts held every June. The Hain House stands as a symbol of the success of an immigrant ant the American dream." The above infomation taken from "The "Boone's Lick"... A la Carte Missouri History on the Table". (Source: J. Thoma)
