William H. Gentry House

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William H. Gentry House
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Location22970 Cherry Tree Ln., near Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°44′38″N93°15′31″W / 38.74389°N 93.25861°W / 38.74389; -93.25861 Coordinates: 38°44′38″N93°15′31″W / 38.74389°N 93.25861°W / 38.74389; -93.25861
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1855 (1855)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Antebellum Resources of Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline Counties MPS
NRHP reference # 97001434 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1997

William H. Gentry House, also known as Oak Dale, Cloney Family Farm, and Curry Farm, is a historic home located near Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, vernacular Greek Revival style brick I-house. It has a central passage plan, two-story rear ell, and features a pedimented, two-story front portico. [2] :5

Sedalia, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Sedalia is a city located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Pettis County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 21,387. Sedalia is also the location of the Missouri State Fair and the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. U.S. Routes 50 and 65 intersect in the city.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William H. Gentry House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 18 photographs from 1996)