Transcript of The Residence.

Anne Deaton: The greatest story of living here is watching other people's 

expressions when they come in to the residence.

 It was built to be a home and it's not stuffy at all, even though when it was restored 

most recently, it was restored in this wonderful decorative Italianate style in the 

middle 1800's.

 Still, there's something about the space in the house, the size of the rooms, the way 

they're laid out, um, that you really feel that it's a home and meant to be lived in, in 

every space.

 Today, the chancellor and I, um, have the joy of opening the campus to 

contemporary luminaries? 

I guess I would say, and these are all the students and the faculty and the alumni and 

the supporters, and Missourians in general who want to come into this beautiful 

historic home and enjoy it. 

The house is filled with wonderful pieces, um, some come from the Missouri 

Historical Society, and some have been donated. 

One of those items have brought tremendous fun to the residence and that is the 

podium used by Mark Twain when he spoke after receiving his honorary doctorate 

in 1902. 

Recently, we received the Jesse bed, and so it is the only artifact that's actually 

original to the house. 

It's wonderful in so many respects because one side of it borders the quad, and the 

columns, and that's majestic, and Jesse Hall and then the other side of it is Ninth 

Street and that is the heartbeat of the town. 

I always joke with people that it's like being in a bed and breakfast but you get to 

stay. (Laughter fades...)