Alfred W. Morrison House, also known as Lilac Hill, is a historic home located near Fayette, Howard County, Missouri. Built about 1830 as the main residence of a forced-labor farm,[1] it is a 2+1⁄2-story, Federal-style brick dwelling with flanking 1+1⁄2-story wings.
Alfred W. Morrison House | |
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| Location | 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Fayette on MO 5, Fayette, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°8′3″N 92°41′36″W / 39.13417°N 92.69333°W |
| Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000105[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1969 |
The house was built by people enslaved by Alfred Morris, who came to Missouri from Kentucky in 1822 and began buying land in Howard County, eventually owning about 1,600 to 1,700 acres.[1]
Also on the property is a contributing slave cabin of wood-frame construction.[2]: 2
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ M. Patricia Holmes (March 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alfred W. Morrison House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 2 photographs from 1968)