Theodore Gosewisch House

	Theodore Gosewisch / Fuenfhausen House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	0.5 mi. W of jct. of MO 13 and Marshall School Rd., near Lexington, Missouri
Coordinates	39°9′28″N93°53′30″W / 39.15778°N 93.89167°W Coordinates: 39°9′28″N93°53′30″W / 39.15778°N 93.89167°W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1847
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Antebellum Resources of Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline Counties MPS
NRHP reference #	97001433 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1997

Last updated February 28, 2019

Theodore Gosewisch House, also known as Fuenfhausen Residence, is a historic home located near Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, central passage plan, Greek Revival style brick I-house. It has a two-story rear ell with open shed-roofed porch. The front facade features a one-story Victorian front porch installed in the early 1900s.^[2]^:5

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

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References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
↑ Roger Maserang (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Theodore Gosewisch House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 15 photographs from 1996)

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.

[DNR-2] Roger Maserang (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Theodore Gosewisch House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 15 photographs from 1996)

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Theodore Gosewisch / Fuenfhausen House
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Location	0.5 mi. W of jct. of MO 13 and Marshall School Rd., near Lexington, Missouri
Coordinates	39°9′28″N93°53′30″W / 39.15778°N 93.89167°W / 39.15778; -93.89167 Coordinates: 39°9′28″N93°53′30″W / 39.15778°N 93.89167°W / 39.15778; -93.89167
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1847 (1847)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Antebellum Resources of Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline Counties MPS
NRHP reference #	97001433 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1997