John Moore House is a pioneer home built in 1824 north of the village of Sparta , Ontario on land inherited from the builder's father, Samuel Moore U.E. It is considered a good example of pioneer architecture and construction in Elgin County , and a valuable relic of early settlement days in Southwestern Ontario, if not in the province.
21-678: Moore House or Moore Farm may refer to: Canada [ edit ] John Moore House (Sparta, Ontario) United States [ edit ] Alabama [ edit ] Drewry-Mitchell-Moorer House , Eufaula Arkansas [ edit ] Dickinson-Moore House , Arkansas City Smith-Moore House , Beebe Moore House (Canehill, Arkansas) Moore-Jacobs House , Clarendon Moore-Hornor House , Helena W. H. Moore House , Hot Springs Moore House (Little Rock, Arkansas) Moore House (Searcy, Arkansas) California [ edit ] Moore House (Long Beach, California) , listed on
42-654: A contributing building in Circleville Historic District Leonard M. Moore House , Lorain, listed on the NRHP in Lorain County, Ohio Edward W. and Louise C. Moore Estate , Mentor, listed on the NRHP in Lake County, Ohio Philip Moore Stone House , West Portsmouth Charles H. Moore House , Wyoming Oklahoma [ edit ] Moore-Lindsay House , Norman Moore Manor , Tulsa, listed on
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84-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Moore House (Sparta, Ontario) It is an example of Georgian architecture , a two-storey structure of stone and brick, it features a symmetrical five bay front façade with a central door and two sets of flanking windows on the main floor, and five on the second storey. Fieldstone chimneys rise from
105-749: The Long Beach historic landmarks Moore House (Ojai, California) James Moore House (Woodland, California) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Yolo County, California Connecticut [ edit ] William Moore Jr. House , Barkhamsted Roswell Moore II House , Southington Deacon John Moore House , Windsor Edward and Ann Moore House , Windsor Delaware [ edit ] Moore Potato House , Laurel Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware) Georgia [ edit ] Tarleton Moore House , Acworth, listed on
126-815: The NRHP in Boyle County, Kentucky Maria Moore House , Bowling Green, listed on the NRHP in Warren County, Kentucky Simeon Moore House , Fisherville John Moore House (Francisville, Kentucky) , listed on the NRHP in Boone County, Kentucky Randolph Gilbert Moore House , Franklin, listed on the NRHP in Simpson County, Kentucky Parke-Moore House , Lancaster, listed on the NRHP in Garrard County, Kentucky Rev. William Dudley Moore House , Lawrenceburg Moore-Redd-Frazer House , Lexington, listed on
147-722: The NRHP in Cobb County, Georgia Pritchard-Moore-Goodrich House , Griffin Williams-Moore-Hillsman House , Roberta Idaho [ edit ] Moore-Cunningham House , Boise Jim Moore Place , Dixie Illinois [ edit ] C. H. Moore House , Clinton Nathan G. Moore House , Oak Park Indiana [ edit ] Thomas Moore House (Indianapolis, Indiana) Moore-Youse-Maxon House , Muncie Iowa [ edit ] Josiah B. and Sara Moore House , Villisca Kentucky [ edit ] Christopher Collins Moore Farm , Danville, listed on
168-1015: The NRHP in Fayette County, Kentucky J. J. Moore House , Parksville, listed on the NRHP in Boyle County, Kentucky George F. Moore Place , Versailles, listed on the NRHP in Woodford County, Kentucky Louisiana [ edit ] R. T. Moore House , Bernice Moore House (Mandeville, Louisiana) , listed on the NRHP in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Maine [ edit ] Moore-Mayo House , Bass Harbor John Moore House (Edgecomb, Maine) Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library , Steuben Massachusetts [ edit ] Moore-Hill House , Peabody Moore House (Winchester, Massachusetts) Jesse Moore House , Worcester Michigan [ edit ] Charles H. Moore–Albert E. Sleeper House , Lexington Minnesota [ edit ] George M. Moore Farmstead , Jackson, listed on
189-827: The NRHP in Franklin County, Washington Miles C. Moore House , Walla Walla, listed on the NRHP in Walla Walla County, Washington Edward B. Moore House , Yakima, listed on the NRHP in Yakima County, Washington West Virginia [ edit ] Elizabeth Moore Hall , Morgantown Wisconsin [ edit ] Dr. Volney L. Moore House , Waukesha, listed on the NRHP in Waukesha County, Wisconsin See also [ edit ] James Moore House (disambiguation) John Moore House (disambiguation) Moorehouse ,
210-749: The NRHP in Galveston County, Texas W. B. Moore House , Waxahachie, listed on the NRHP in Ellis County, Texas Moran-Moore House , Wharton, listed on the NRHP in Wharton County, Texas Virginia [ edit ] Fairfax-Moore House , Alexandria Capt. James Moore Homestead , Boissevain John Moore House (Lexington, Virginia) J. W. R. Moore House , Mount Jackson Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia) Washington [ edit ] James Moore House (Pasco, Washington) , listed on
231-1864: The NRHP in Minnesota Mississippi [ edit ] Noah Moore House , Enterprise, listed on the NRHP in Clarke County, Mississippi House on Ellicott's Hill , Natchez Missouri [ edit ] Moore House (Charleston, Missouri) J. Herbert Moore House , Poplar Bluff Moore-Dalton House , Poplar Bluff Thomas Moore House (Poplar Bluff, Missouri) New Hampshire [ edit ] Moore Farm and Twitchell Mill Site , Dublin New Mexico [ edit ] Moore-Ward Cobblestone House , Artesia New York [ edit ] Moore House (Garrison, New York) Benjamin C. Moore Mill , Lockport D. D. T. Moore Farmhouse , Loudonville Benjamin Moore Estate , Muttontown Moore-McMillen House , New York William H. Moore House , New York Moore House (Poughkeepsie, New York) J. W. Moore House , Rhinebeck Silas B. Moore Gristmill , Ticonderoga Aquebogue Windmill Moore House, Aquebogue, New York North Carolina [ edit ] Andrews-Moore House , Bunn Moore-Holt-White House , Burlington Robert Joseph Moore House , Bynum Alexander Moore Farm , Catawba Walter R. and Eliza Smith Moore House , Clayton Matthew Moore House , Danbury Susan J. Armistead Moore House , Edenton Eli Moore House , High Point Arthur W. Moore House , Horse Shoe Moore House (Locust Hill, North Carolina) William Alfred Moore House , Mount Airy Moore-Manning House , Pittsboro John Covington Moore House , Tusquitee Walter E. Moore House , Webster Ohio [ edit ] Moore House, Circleville,
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#1732884016054252-728: The NRHP in Travis County, Texas Moore House (Bryan, Texas) , listed on the NRHP in Brazos County, Texas Dixon-Moore House , Dallas, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Dallas County, Texas Moore House (Ennis, Texas) , listed on the NRHP in Ellis County, Texas Morris-Moore House , Paris, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Lamar County, Texas John M. and Lottie D. Moore House , Richmond Draughon-Moore House , Texarkana Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore House , Texas City, listed on
273-981: The NRHP in Tulsa County, Oklahoma Moore-Settle House , Wynnewood, listed on the NRHP in Garvin County, Oklahoma Oregon [ edit ] Robert D. Moore House , Bend John and Mary Moore House , Brownsville, listed on the NRHP in Linn County, Oregon John and Helen Moore House , Moro Pennsylvania [ edit ] Capt. Thomas Moore House , Philadelphia Clarence B. Moore House , Philadelphia Moore Hall (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania) Knipe-Moore-Rupp Farm , Upper Gwynedd Township South Carolina [ edit ] Moore-Mann House , Columbia Moore-Kinard House , Ninety Six Tennessee [ edit ] Moore Family Farm , Bulls Gap Hunt-Moore House , Huntland Texas [ edit ] Moore-Hancock Farmstead , Austin, listed on
294-508: The end gables and connect to fireplaces on each floor. This house, "similar to many early Quaker homes in the Township of Norwich, was built into the side of a hill to accommodate a basement kitchen. This feature provided more space in an otherwise small home and was suitable for baking in the heat of the summer as well as the chill of winter." With the house built into the Sparta moraine, the back of
315-483: The failed rebellion. John’s son, Joseph, was also arrested and died in prison from an infection related to the squalid living conditions. John was released and continued on as a prominent farmer in the Yarmouth Township area. One brother Elias Moore was the area MPP in the 12th Parliament of Upper Canada and the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada . A third brother, Enoch , was also sentenced to hang for his part in
336-420: The hillside, and it is more than probable that John Moore was the first to use Elgin lime for building purposes. The size, shape and pale strawberry tint, prove beyond doubt the old hand-made brick, so easily distinguished from the later product of brickyards of larger size and deeper red as to color. The stones used in combination with bricks were gathered from the farm, and the solid face this old home presents to
357-550: The murder, which remains unsolved. The house was renovated in the 1990s and serves as the Villisca Axe Murder House . Josiah Moore and his family bought the house in 1903 and lived there until 1912. On the night of June 9, 1912, the six members of the Moore family and two house guests were bludgeoned to death in the residence. All eight victims, including six children, had severe head wounds inflicted with an axe. The house
378-523: The rebellions. Around this same time, John's younger brother, Lindley Murray Moore was founding an Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, N.Y.. The bricks used in the John Moore house were made on his farm, one of the five springs there supplying water to form a shallow pool, where oxen trod the clay to proper consistency to use as mortar for the walls and foundations. Lime was secured by burning stopes found on
399-454: The second storey opens to the ground level. Local legend has it that this feature allowed one of the rebels of the Rebellions of 1837 to escape pursuing Loyalist forces. Whether or not that story is true, it is documented that John Moore, though a United Empire Loyalist and a Quaker , became a leading advocate of reform in the turbulent 1830s, and was charged with treason in the aftermath of
420-527: The world today makes this an outstanding example of the skills and determination of Ontario's early pioneers. 42°42′09″N 81°04′46″W / 42.7025°N 81.0795°W / 42.7025; -81.0795 Josiah B. and Sara Moore House The Josiah B. and Sara Moore House is a house in Villisca, Iowa , United States. The house was the site of the 1912 brutal murder of eight people, including six children. A documentary has been made about
441-518: Was built in 1868, on lot 310. After the murders, the house went through the possession of eight people, the most recent acquisition occurring in 1994 by Darwin Linn. He and his wife successfully restored the house to its original condition at the time of the murders. In 1997, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places . The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance recognized the site with
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