Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site
Historic house in Missouri, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, located two miles north of Ash Grove, Missouri, is a state-owned property that preserves the home built in 1837 by Nathan Boone, the youngest child of Daniel Boone.[4] The Nathan Boone House, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, is a 1+1⁄2-story "classic" saddle-bag pioneer log house, constructed of hand-hewn oak log walls that rest on a stone foundation.[3][5]: 4 Established in 1991, the historic site offers an interpretive trail plus tours of the home and cemetery.[6]
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Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site | |
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Location | Greene County, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 37°20′48″N 93°34′42″W |
Area | 400.2 acres (162.0 ha)[1] |
Established | 1991[2] |
Governing body | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site |
Nathan Boone House | |
Location | 1.75 miles (2.82 km) north of Ash Grove on Highway V, near Ash Grove, Missouri |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1837 (1837) |
Built by | Boone, Nathan; et al. |
Architectural style | Saddle-bag pioneer log house |
NRHP reference No. | 69000103 |
Added to NRHP | October 1, 1969[3] |
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