Michael Klunk Farmstead

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Michael Klunk Farmstead
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LocationCrater Creek Rd., south of Kampsville [1]
Coordinates 39°15′23″N90°38′14″W / 39.25639°N 90.63722°W / 39.25639; -90.63722 Coordinates: 39°15′23″N90°38′14″W / 39.25639°N 90.63722°W / 39.25639; -90.63722
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1830 (1830), 1875
NRHP reference No. 82002518 [2]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1982

The Michael Klunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on Crater Creek Road south of Kampsville in Calhoun County, Illinois. The farm consists of a well-preserved house and barn. Michael Klunk, an immigrant from Alsace-Lorraine, established the farm and built the barn in 1830; the north crib of the barn served as a farmhouse until the present house was completed in 1875. The barn is a log double crib barn, while the house has a central hall plan; both designs were common vernacular building types in central and southern Illinois. [1]

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1982. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ward, Michael, and Keith A. Sculle. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Michael Klunk Farmstead. National Park Service, n.d.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.