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Ross House (Mexico, Missouri)

Coordinates: 39°10′6″N 91°53′21″W / 39.16833°N 91.88917°W / 39.16833; -91.88917
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Ross House
Ross House, January 2007
Ross House is located in Missouri
Ross House
Ross House
Ross House is located in the United States
Ross House
Ross House
Location501 S. Muldrow St., Mexico, Missouri
Coordinates39°10′6″N 91°53′21″W / 39.16833°N 91.88917°W / 39.16833; -91.88917
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
Architectural styleItalianate, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.78001637[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1978

Ross House, also known as John Clark House, Graceland Museum, and Audrain County Historical Museum, is a historic home located at Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with Italianate style decorative features. The house is topped by a hipped roof with widow's walk. It features an imposing Classical Revival style two-story front portico.[2] The house is operated by the Audrain County Historical Society and adjacent to the American Saddlebred Horse Museum.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ James M. Denny (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ross House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  3. ^ Audrain County Historical Society