Louis Bruce Farmstead Historic District
Louis Bruce Farmstead Historic District, also known as Rock Enon Farm, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Russellville, Moniteau County, Missouri. The district encompasses six contributing buildings and one contributing structure associated with a late-19th century farmstead. They are the house (1872-1876), a smokehouse / multipurpose building (c.1870-76), a privy (c. 1870-1876), a spring house (1873), a granary (c. 1870-1876), a substantial barn (1870), and a stone retaining wall with a swinging iron gate and carriage steps. The house is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, central hall I-house constructed of limestone blocks. It has a gable roof and a three-bay front porch.[2]:5–6
Louis Bruce Farmstead Historic District | |
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| Location | Route V north of its junction with Route A, at Rock Enon Creek, near Russellville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°27′53″N 92°31′07″W |
| Area | 10.7 acres (4.3 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architectural style | Georgian Plan I-House |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001916[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1992 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Debbie Sheals (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Louis Bruce Farmstead Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 9 photographs from 1991)
