Copyright: 2018.2.180 Sommer (Frank) Residence, 914 Main, c .1990
Name/Title
Sommer (Frank) Residence, 914 Main, Photo, c .1990
Entry/Object ID
2018.2.180
Description
Sommer (Frank) Residence, 914 Main, Photo, c .1990. Color snapshot of large 3-story brick home (painted white). It is often referred to as the "Cracker House" and in 2019 is the subject of a project to try to preserve the crumbling structure.
Built sometime in the 1850s or 1860s, the home was owned by Frank L. Sommer, the inventor of the saltine cracker and founder of the American Biscuit Company, which eventually became part of NABISCO. It was designed and built by architect E. J. Eckel.
Collection
Marshall & Melanie White
Made/Created
Artist
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall White
Date made
1990
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Residences
Search Terms
Main Street, 914, Somer Residence, Main Street
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 3½" x 5"
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Mar 20, 2019
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Frank L. Sommer
Provenance
Notes
Photos taken by the donor, Marshall White, who was reporter for the St. Joseph News-Press and pursued an interest in local history and architecture.
