Hebron is a historic home located near

Bethel Bethel (, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; ; ) was an ancient Israelite city and sacred space that is frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Bet ...

Shelby County, Missouri Shelby County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,103. Its county seat is Shelbyville. The county was established on January 2, 1835, and named for Gover ...

. It was built about 1852, and is a two-story, brick and wood-frame building sheathed with clapboard. It has a medium pitched gable roof. It is a remaining building in one of four support areas associated with the Bethel German Conmunal Colony which lasted from 1844 to 1879, and founded by Dr.

William Keil William Keil (March 6, 1812 – December 30, 1877) was the founder of 19th-century communal religious societies in Bethel, Missouri, and Aurora Colony in Oregon. Influenced by German Lutheranism, pietism, and revival Methodism, Keil's theology ...

(1812-1877). (includes 9 photographs) It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1978.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Houses completed in 1852 Buildings and structures in Shelby County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Missouri {{ShelbyCountyMO-NRHP-stub

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