Henry Jones Farmstead

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Henry Jones Farmstead
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Location 17000 Hwy. EE, near Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°49′44″N93°10′01″W / 38.82889°N 93.16694°W / 38.82889; -93.16694 Coordinates: 38°49′44″N93°10′01″W / 38.82889°N 93.16694°W / 38.82889; -93.16694
Area 400 acres (160 ha)
Built 1868 (1868)
Built by Jones, Henry; Barnhart, Robert
Architectural style Georgian, Italianate
NRHP reference # 08001129 [1]
Added to NRHP December 3, 2008

Henry Jones Farmstead is a historic home and farm located near Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. The farmhouse was built in 1878, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a Georgian plan, a portico with balustraded deck, and low hipped roof topped by a widow's walk. Attached is a summer kitchen that was constructed in 1885. Also on the property are the contributing frame gable roof tenant cottage (c. 1892), a buggy house (c. 1890), and a transverse crib barn (1892). [2] :5-6

Sedalia, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [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. Brett Rogers, Betty Bob Jones, and Tiffany Patterson (July 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry Jones Farmstead" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 15 photographs from 2008)