Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District

Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District, also known as Osage County Museum, is a historic farm and national historic district located at Chamois, Osage County, Missouri. It encompasses five contributing buildings. They are the two-story, frame I-house (c. 1856) with modest Greek Revival styling; a smokehouse (c. 1875); multipurpose barn (c. 1872); wood and machine shed (c. 1874); and a combination poultry house, outhouse, and storage shed (c. 1870). The property was deeded it to the Osage County Historical Society, who operate it as a museum.[2]:5, 21

Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District
Location304 S. Market St., Chamois, Missouri
Coordinates38°40′25″N 91°46′10″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1856 (1856)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, I-house
NRHP reference No.99000937[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Verda Leonard, Claudia Baker, and Roger Maserang (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 15 photographs from 1999)


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