Ross House (Mexico, Missouri)

Ross House
Ross House, January 2007
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

  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 September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Audrain County Historical Society