Nelson-Pettis Farmsteads Historic District

Nelson-Pettis Farmsteads Historic District
Location 4401 Ajax Rd., 3412 Pettis Rd., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°43′23″N 94°48′37″W / 39.72306°N 94.81028°W / 39.72306; -94.81028Coordinates: 39°43′23″N 94°48′37″W / 39.72306°N 94.81028°W / 39.72306; -94.81028
Area 177 acres (72 ha)
Built 1871 (1871)
Architectural style I-house
NRHP Reference # 95000587[1]
Added to NRHP May 11, 1995

Nelson-Pettis Farmsteads Historic District, also known as Poverty Hill, is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses four contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and one contributing structure on two adjoining farmsteads - the Nelson farmstead and the Pettis farmstead. The contributing resources are the Nelson I-house farmhouse (c. 1871), root cellar (c. 1871), the Nelson family cemetery (c. 1854), the Pettis farmhouse (c. 1915), the barn (c. 1910), the corn crib / shed (c. 1900), and the agricultural fields (c. 1847-1849).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Peon Wolfenbaraer and Janice Lee (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nelson-Pettis Farmsteads Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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