Richard Cottrell from Clarksville Missouri sits down with Dr. Debra Peppers on the "Outreach Connection" show. Richard is the owner of one of the oldest houses on record in Missouri’s river front town Clarksville. Richard also an artist and avid antique collector is now in the process of undertaking the task of restoring the Hezekiah Elgin House.

The Hezekiah Elgin House History starts with The Elgin family in Pike County when William Elgin bought a 3,000-acre Spanish Tract in 1816. He opened a trading post and built one of the first roads between St. Louis and Clarksville. He also built the Elgin Opera House and Hotel, both of which were destroyed by fire in the late 1800's. Because of the small number of residents of this home over the years, the house has had minimal changes, making it one of Missouri's most intact homes of its type and period.