One of a kind property you won't want to miss! If you favor French elegance, you'll love this magnificent 4-bed, 4-bath, sprawling, limestone beauty. Built with stone quarried from the property no attention to detail has been spared. Huge, sun-splashed family room is perfect for family and friends to gather. Living room features unique stone fireplace you have to see to believe! Formal dining room is situated next to the kitchen. Love to cook? The spacious, modern kitchen, with stainless appliances, center island and more will be the place to prepare your meals. From the foyer take the gently winding staircase to the upper level and you'll be amazed by the size of the master suite! Three additional bedrooms and two full baths are housed here as well. Full walkout, partially finished basement, 2-car and 3-car detached garages. Guest house, barn w/loft and four stalls in basement, tool shop, and more. Situated on 10 peaceful, partially wooded acres. New Roof on both Houses at Closing! View Listing Here

History of Dr. Mays and Hackberry Hill

Frank G. Mays was the youngest of thirteen children, born on a farm in rural Cedar County, Missouri. None of Mr. Mays family had a formal education, but Frank had high hopes at an early age to become a doctor, and so, left home at fourteen years old to pursue his dream. After high school graduation in 1920, he attended the University of Missouri, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1924. Mays, having graduated in the top three of his class, was accepted to Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, Missouri, and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1926. Dr. Mays completed his post-graduate medical training at Missouri Baptist Hospital and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Having practiced general medicine for over fifty years and performing thousands of surgeries, Dr. Mays was committed to the growth and advancement of medical science and primary patient care. He was influential in the establishment of the four-year Medical School and Hospital at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. In 1958, he received the University of Missouri Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his service to the University and its new medical school. Dr. Mays served as President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Medical School Foundation for over twenty years. At the same time, he served as Chief of Staff at St. Francis Hospital in Washington, Missouri, the Washington City Physician, Vice President of the Missouri State Medical Association and on many other commissions, boards, and professional organizations.

Dr. Mays was an ambitious, self-taught man of character. He was a talented marksman, big game hunter, woodworker, photographer and stonemason. His character stood out in his home life and many interest, well beyond schooling and professional achievements. His life's motto was, "Learn everything you can about everything you come into contact with." And he lived his life by it. He believed in encouraging others around him to never give up and to always use the talents that God gave to them.

The stone for the house was quarried from the limestone that was there at the site of Hackberry Hill itself. Doctor Mays not only oversaw but personally participated in the quarrying and construction of the house, in keeping with his legendary attention to detail. Due to the roughness of the limestone, afterward, Doctor Mays would put Vaseline on his hands and the pull cotton gloves over them when he would go to sleep at night so that his hands would be supple to perform surgeries at the Washington hospital the next day.

In addition to Dr. Mays being such a well known figure in Washington and across the Missouri medical community, his wife Pauline Mays was a long time and beloved music teacher at Washington Public Schools. Hackberry Hill was well known all over the area as many students would visit her there for music lessons.

Dr. Mays and his wife Pauline raised four children at Hackberry Hill who would carry on their legacy: Polly Jean Stahlhuth, Frank G. Mays II, Laurell Ostermeier, and William G. Mays II. Just as Dr. Mays helped establish the medical school at the University of Missouri in Columbia, his children would all become prominent Mizzou supporters and graduates.