Old Rock House (Moscow Mills, Missouri)

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Old Rock House
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Location2nd and Mill Sts.
Moscow Mills, Missouri
Coordinates 38°56′57″N90°54′53″W / 38.94917°N 90.91472°W / 38.94917; -90.91472
Built1818
ArchitectRoss, Shapley
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 72000721 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1972

Old Rock House, also known as Shapley Ross House, is a historic home located at Moscow Mills, Lincoln County, Missouri. It was built between about 1818 and 1821, and is a two-story, five-bay, Classical Revival style squared rubble limestone dwelling, with a two-story rear ell added about 1870. The house measures 56 feet, 6 inches, wide and 46 feet, 3 1/2 inches, deep. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. M. Patricia Holmes (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Rock House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 20 photographs from 1981)