Moore House (Charleston, Missouri)
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Moore House, also known as the James Handy and Mary Hunter Moore House, is a historic home located at Charleston,
Mississippi County, Missouri Mississippi County is a County (United States), county located in the Missouri Bootheel, Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri, with its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the popu ...
. It was built in 1899–1900, and is a -story,
Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...
style red brick dwelling. It measures approximately 65 feet by 47 feet and is topped by a hipped roof with gables. The front facade features a columned and balustraded veranda, with pedimented entry. The building houses the Mississippi County Historical Society. (includes 5 photographs from 1979) It was added to 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 1980.


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Mississippi County Historical Society
History museums in Missouri Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Colonial Revival architecture in Missouri Houses completed in 1900 Buildings and structures in Mississippi County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi County, Missouri {{MississippiCountyMO-NRHP-stub