Daniel Boone Hays House, also known as Hays Farm, is a historic home near Defiance, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built between about 1826 and 1836, and is a two-story, "L"-plan, stone dwelling. The house measures approximately 42 feet wide and 52 feet deep. It was built by Daniel Boone Hays (1789-1866), an early settler and grandson of the famous pioneer

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...

. (includes 18 photographs) It was added to the

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in 1973. Hays was the Grandson of Daniel Boone, by Daniel Boone's daughter and most of land holders were Boone family in this valley. The original home was destroyed by a tornado or fire, what's here is some unknown replica and it is not what was originally built as noted. Photographs taken before 2008 or 2010 can clearly demonstrate where the original buildings stood and how they looked. The area was affected by a tornado again in 2022.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Houses completed in 1836 Buildings and structures in St. Charles County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in St. Charles County, Missouri {{StCharlesCountyMO-NRHP-stub