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.[2]^{:5, 21}

Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	304 S. Market St., Chamois, Missouri
Coordinates	38°40′25″N 91°46′10″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1856
Architectural style	Greek Revival, I-house
NRHP reference No.	99000937[1]
Added to NRHP	August 5, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Verda Leonard; Claudia Baker & Roger Maserang (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alvah Washington Townley Farmstead Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 15 photographs from 1999)

External links

• Townley House Museum