Alfred W. Morrison House

Alfred W. Morrison House, also known as Lilac Hill, is a historic home located near Fayette, Howard County, Missouri. Built about 1830 as the main residence of a forced-labor farm,[1] it is a 2 1/2-story, Federal-style brick dwelling with flanking 1 1/2-story wings.

Alfred W. Morrison House
Location1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Fayette on MO 5, Fayette, Missouri
Coordinates39°8′3″N 92°41′36″W
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.69000105[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1969

The house was built by people enslaved by Alfred Morris, who came to Missouri from Kentucky in 1322 and began buying land in Howard County, eventually owning about 1,600 to 1,700 acres.[1]

Also on the property is a contributing slave cabin of wood frame construction.[2]:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. M. Patricia Holmes (March 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alfred W. Morrison House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 2 photographs from 1968)
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