Albert Bishop Chance House and Gardens

Albert Bishop Chance House and Gardens
Location 319 E. Sneed St., Centralia, Missouri
Coordinates 39°12′36″N 92°8′4″W / 39.21000°N 92.13444°W / 39.21000; -92.13444Coordinates: 39°12′36″N 92°8′4″W / 39.21000°N 92.13444°W / 39.21000; -92.13444
Area less than one acre
Built 1904 (1904)
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 79001345[1]
Added to NRHP July 3, 1979

The Chance House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Centralia, Missouri. The house was built in 1904, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling on a raised brick basement. It features a broad verandah and porte cochere. The formal gardens were added in 1937. The house was purchased by Albert Bishop Chance in 1923.[2] The house is now operated as the Centralia Historical Society Museum. The adjacent Garden is open to the public.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

See also

Gallery

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Annabel Howard, Ruth Miller, and Maryellen H. McVicker (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Albert Bishop Chance House and Gardens" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

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