John T. & Mary Doneghy Home




(Owned by Edward Green)
301 N. Owensby Street, La Plata, MO

National Register of Historic Places Since 1989

This Queen Anne Victorian was built by John T. Doneghy, a local banker, in 1895. The entire house is trimmed in solid oak woodwork and the sliding doors that section off the downstairs are also solid oak. The wall of a pantry was removed to make the kitchen larger, and there have been some other minor architectural changes. The butler's pantry was split into a downstairs bathroom and utility room, and a small back porch has been added. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Ed Green purchased the home in 1975.

The house was one of several built by the Doneghy family. The second owner of the home was John Surbeck, whose son and daughter, Clay and Villa, lived in the house for several years after the death of their father.

Ed Green purchased the home at a public auction on October 4, 1975, when the only original pieces still in the house were three light fixtures. He has done extensive improvements to the home since his purchase and has filled the entire house with antiques gathered from family and friends and purchased throughout the state.