The house that I am the "custodian" of on our farm with my brothers is the Griffith-McCune house that dates to the 1850's. The house was originally a modest frame home that received a nice, brick facade on the front shortly after the frame section was built. The home is built with bricks hand forged near the property. This home is a labor of love and is always a little in disrepair. It seems like paint just starts pealing the moment you put it on and something is always rotting. On Easter evening this year, the house was hit by a horrible hail storm. Golf ball-sized hail blasted the house from the West. Every window on the Western side of the house was blown out. It took until August to get the windows replaced and now the house looks great! We also have a new roof, guttering and paint! The hail storm was a little insurance blessing, though it was a depressing Spring and Summer seeing the house is a sad state. More pics on this house later.
Here are some pictures of the back frame section.
This is the smoke house that sits near the home.
Here is the link to the DNR historical application
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/92001001.pdf