Townley, Alvah WAshington, Farmstead Historic District

304 S. Market St., Chamois, Missouri. County/parish: Osage.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 05, 1999. NRIS 99000937.

5 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Osage County Museum

From Wikipedia:

Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District

Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District, also known as Osage County Museum, is a historic farm and national historic district located at Chamois, Osage County, Missouri. It encompasses five contributing buildings. They are the two-story, frame I-house (c. 1856) with modest Greek Revival styling; a smokehouse (c. 1875); multipurpose barn (c. 1872); wood and machine shed (c. 1874); and a combination poultry house, outhouse, and storage shed (c. 1870). The property was deeded it to the Osage County Historical Society, who operate it as a museum.: 5, 21 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63819870

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