Ravenswood (Bunceton, Missouri)

Ravenswood
Nearest city NW of Bunceton on MO 5, near Bunceton, Missouri
Coordinates 38°49′19″N 92°50′17″W / 38.82194°N 92.83806°W / 38.82194; -92.83806Coordinates: 38°49′19″N 92°50′17″W / 38.82194°N 92.83806°W / 38.82194; -92.83806
Area 1,932 acres (782 ha)
Built 1880[1]
Architectural style Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 75001065[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1975

Ravenswood, also known as the Leonard Home, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Bunceton, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1880, and is a 2 1/2-story, eclectic Italianate/Second Empire style brick mansion. It has a low-angle Mansard roof covered with asphalt on top and grey, slate shingles on the slopes. Additions were made to the original house in 1907-1908, 1913 and 1914. Also on the property are the contributing summer kitchen (1869), the Tally-ho barn, the mule barn, a sheep barn, milk barn, carriage house, Manager's House, servants' houses, smokehouse, sheds, a garage, and a pump house.[2]:2, 4

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. P> Egbert, C. Kerr , A. Needle, P. Ryan, P. Snadon, and J. Steinkamnp (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Prairie View" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.] (includes 5 photos from 1974)


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