The Rock House
The Rock House, also referred to as the Landmark House,
located in Pevely, MO was built in 1850 by Dr. William Clark.
he funded the construction of the home as well as the 450 acres
the home was built on with money “earned” in the gold rush
in California. He no only operated as a doctor, but also ran a
dairy farm on the property. Also in the home was Dr. Clarks
wife Lillie Ellis Clark, and their slaves, which legend states were
brought in the home by means of an underground tunnel that
ran from the home to the river. No documentation, or first hand
accounts of the tunnel exist so it is hard to say if this is a local
urban legend, or a covered up piece of history. There are two
locations in the basement that could be the location on the
tunnel, but would take large amounts of manpower, and money.
C;lark died in 1865, and his later moved to a home nearby.
The home was sold in 1870 to a riverboat captain named
Alexander “Buzz” Zigler, who lived there with his family.
Another unconfirmed legend of the house is that Zigler’s
Mother, or Mother-in-law, died in the widow’s walk. Reports
of the death indicate the cause of death as either hanging, or
killed by knifed intruder. No official records of the death
have been found, but odd to have such a contradiction in
possible causes of death.
Eventually the home was sold around 1900, and changed hands
and purposes many times over the next few decades serving as
a hospital, government offices, and later separated as apartments
housing low-income, and prostitutes. The home, and property
were bought in 1961 sitting uninhabited for the next 20 years.
Even then the home was only used sporadically as office space,
meeting area , and campaign headquarters for elections. Much of
the land is currently used as a trailer park, and a new subdivision
has been built across the street covering the rumored location
of the slave graveyard.
located in Pevely, MO was built in 1850 by Dr. William Clark.
he funded the construction of the home as well as the 450 acres
the home was built on with money “earned” in the gold rush
in California. He no only operated as a doctor, but also ran a
dairy farm on the property. Also in the home was Dr. Clarks
wife Lillie Ellis Clark, and their slaves, which legend states were
brought in the home by means of an underground tunnel that
ran from the home to the river. No documentation, or first hand
accounts of the tunnel exist so it is hard to say if this is a local
urban legend, or a covered up piece of history. There are two
locations in the basement that could be the location on the
tunnel, but would take large amounts of manpower, and money.
C;lark died in 1865, and his later moved to a home nearby.
The home was sold in 1870 to a riverboat captain named
Alexander “Buzz” Zigler, who lived there with his family.
Another unconfirmed legend of the house is that Zigler’s
Mother, or Mother-
of the death indicate the cause of death as either hanging, or
killed by knifed intruder. No official records of the death
have been found, but odd to have such a contradiction in
possible causes of death.
Eventually the home was sold around 1900, and changed hands
and purposes many times over the next few decades serving as
a hospital, government offices, and later separated as apartments
housing low-
were bought in 1961 sitting uninhabited for the next 20 years.
Even then the home was only used sporadically as office space,
meeting area , and campaign headquarters for elections. Much of
the land is currently used as a trailer park, and a new subdivision
has been built across the street covering the rumored location
of the slave graveyard.
William and
Lillie Ellis
Clark
Lillie Ellis
Clark
