Capt. Thomas C. Harris House, Victorian residence in Kirksville, United States

The Capt. Thomas C. Harris House is a two-story brick building at 101 East Burton Street featuring Italianate architecture with tall windows and decorative cornices. Its modified T-shaped floor plan is characteristic of residential design from that period.

Captain Thomas C. Harris, a Union Army officer from New York, began this two-story brick house in 1875 on Kirksville's northern edge, though it was sold in 1879 to Dr. John Burton, a Sixth Indiana Cavalry veteran and former president of the United States Pension Board. Dr. A. Washington Parrish bought it in 1895, giving it the name Parrish Place; it passed to his son Bert in 1928 and to housekeeper Everrella Murdock in 1951. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1973.

Over the years, the residence served as home to doctors who practiced medicine in Kirksville and shaped the town's medical history. This connection to local medical professionals reflects the professional development of the community.

The house is a private residence and can be viewed from the street to appreciate its Italianate architecture. Its location on Burton Street makes it easy to find and part of Kirksville's historic neighborhood walk.

The cupola was removed in 1965 over fears of a weakening roof, then put back several years later. A 1958 fire destroyed the summer kitchen, wood shed and coal storage room but was stopped before it reached the main house; the lost areas were replaced by a family-room addition.