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Old Rock House (Moscow Mills, Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°56′57″N 90°54′53″W / 38.94917°N 90.91472°W / 38.94917; -90.91472
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Old Rock House
Old Rock House (Moscow Mills, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Old Rock House (Moscow Mills, Missouri)
Old Rock House (Moscow Mills, Missouri) is located in the United States
Old Rock House (Moscow Mills, Missouri)
Location2nd and Mill Sts.
Moscow Mills, Missouri
Coordinates38°56′57″N 90°54′53″W / 38.94917°N 90.91472°W / 38.94917; -90.91472
Built1818
ArchitectRoss, Shapley
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.72000721[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1972

Old Rock House, also known as Shapley Ross House, is a historic home located at Moscow Mills, Lincoln County, Missouri. It was built between about 1818 and 1821, and is a two-story, five-bay, Classical Revival style squared rubble limestone dwelling, with a two-story rear ell added about 1870. The house measures 56 feet, 6 inches, wide and 46 feet, 3 1/2 inches, deep.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ M. Patricia Holmes (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Rock House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 20 photographs from 1981)