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Ray County Poor Farm

Coordinates: 39°16′22″N 93°59′20″W / 39.27278°N 93.98889°W / 39.27278; -93.98889
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Ray County Poor Farm
Ray County Poor Farm, December 2011
Ray County Poor Farm is located in Missouri
Ray County Poor Farm
Ray County Poor Farm is located in the United States
Ray County Poor Farm
LocationW. Royale St., Richmond, Missouri
Coordinates39°16′22″N 93°59′20″W / 39.27278°N 93.98889°W / 39.27278; -93.98889
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)-1910
Built byAlnutt, Woodson
ArchitectGarver, William
NRHP reference No.79001394[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1979

Ray County Poor Farm, also known as Ray County Historical Society and Museum, is a historic poor farm located at Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. It was built in 1909–1910, and is a two-story, Y-shaped brick building encompassing contains approximately 14,400 square feet of space. It was originally used to house and care for the poor and indigent.[2]: 2–3  It currently houses a local history museum.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sherry Piland and James M. Denny (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ray County Poor Farm" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 5 photographs from 1978)