James Dixon House

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James Dixon House
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Nearest city Milford, Kansas
Coordinates 39°6′33″N96°50′58″W / 39.10917°N 96.84944°W / 39.10917; -96.84944
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 98000265 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1998

The James Dixon House (also known as Military View Farm) is a historic farmhouse located near Milford, Riley County, Kansas.

Description and history

It was the originally the home of James Thomas Dixon, a farmer, stock raiser and local postmaster. Dixon began building the house in the 1870s and moved into the structure in late 1880 with his family. The two-story house was built at a cost of $10,000 out of rusticated limestone block and is designed in an Italianate style. The house has sometimes been called Military View Farm, because it was located on a hilltop overlooking Fort Riley. The house was restored in 1993 and 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1998. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Richard Pankeretz (February 19, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for James Dixon House" (PDF). Kansas State Historical Society.