National Register of Historic Places

Cabins Historic District

Novinger, Adair County, Missouri
Listed
July 16, 1979
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79001344

About this property

Cabins Historic District is a national historic district located near Novinger, Adair County, Missouri. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings, three contributing sites, four contributing structures, and one contributing object in a relatively isolated area near Novinger. It developed between about 1829 and 1865 and was one of the earliest settlements in the interior of northeast Missouri. It includes five antebellum structures surrounded by forests and farm land. They are the John B. Cain House, the Asa King Collett House, the Ira R. Collett House and its poultry house and summer kitchen. Other notable contributing resources include the Conner Tannery site, the Collett Spring, the site of Fort Clark, the site of Camp Collett, the Collett Cemetery, and Native American burial mounds. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

Novinger, Adair County, Missouri
40.20970, -92.68531

Categories

PREHISTORICHISTORIC - ABORIGINALHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARYEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Salisbury School
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4.4 mi
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5.3 mi
Lincoln School
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5.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Kirksville (Second)
1863Civil War
5.5 mi
Battle of Kirksville Missouri
1862Civil War
5.5 mi

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When was Cabins Historic District listed on the National Register?

Cabins Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Cabins Historic District?

Cabins Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cabins Historic District?

The period of significance for Cabins Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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