John E. Cheatham House

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John E. Cheatham House
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Location 739 MO 13, Lexington, Missouri
Coordinates 39°10′21″N93°52′45″W / 39.17250°N 93.87917°W / 39.17250; -93.87917 Coordinates: 39°10′21″N93°52′45″W / 39.17250°N 93.87917°W / 39.17250; -93.87917
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1868 (1868), c. 1880
Built by Cheatham, John E.
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Lexington MRA
NRHP reference # 93000550 [1]
Added to NRHP July 8, 1993

John E. Cheatham House is a historic home located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1868, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a low-pitched, metal-covered hipped roof with a bracketed cornice. A one-story kitchen addition was constructed about 1880. Also on the property is the contributing brick root cellar. [2] :5

Lexington, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Roger Maserang (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John E. Cheatham House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 12 photographs from 1991)