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Ravenswood (Bunceton, Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°49′19″N 92°50′17″W / 38.82194°N 92.83806°W / 38.82194; -92.83806
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Ravenswood
Ravenswood (Bunceton, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Ravenswood (Bunceton, Missouri)
Ravenswood (Bunceton, Missouri) is located in the United States
Ravenswood (Bunceton, Missouri)
Nearest cityNW of Bunceton on MO 5, near Bunceton, Missouri
Coordinates38°49′19″N 92°50′17″W / 38.82194°N 92.83806°W / 38.82194; -92.83806
Area1,932 acres (782 ha)
Built1880[1]
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.75001065[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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+12-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

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 November 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)] (includes 5 photos from 1974)