Spratt-Allen-Aull House

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Spratt-Allen-Aull House
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Location 2321 Aull Ln., Lexington, Missouri
Coordinates 39°10′30″N93°51′57″W / 39.17500°N 93.86583°W / 39.17500; -93.86583 Coordinates: 39°10′30″N93°51′57″W / 39.17500°N 93.86583°W / 39.17500; -93.86583
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built c. 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Lexington MRA
NRHP reference # 93000555 [1]
Added to NRHP July 8, 1993

Spratt-Allen-Aull House is a historic home located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style red brick dwelling. It features a colossal pedimented tetrastyle portico with a full-facade upper deck. Also on the property is the contributing octagonal, two-story frame ice house. [2] :6

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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: Spratt-Allen-Aull House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 15 photographs from 1991)