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Houstonia was platted in 1871. The community was named for Gen. Thomas F. Houston, an early settler. A post office called Houstonia has been in operation since 1872.

The Osage Farms Resettlement Properties in Pettis County, Missouri includes properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Houstonia is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Houstonia has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Osage Farms Unit No. 41 in Houstonia, 2.1 miles away.

Houstonia and the nearest listed places

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Osage Farms Unit No. 41Osage Farms Units No. 8 and No. 9 Historic DistrictOsage Farms Units No. 5 and No. 6 Historic DistrictHillview Cooperative Dairy Farm Historic DistrictFirst Christian ChurchOsage Farms Unit No. 25 Historic District

Closest to Houstonia

Osage Farms Unit No. 41Houstonia · Building2.1miOsage Farms Units No. 8 and No. 9 Historic DistrictHoustonia · District2.5miOsage Farms Units No. 5 and No. 6 Historic DistrictHoustonia · District4.4miHillview Cooperative Dairy Farm Historic DistrictHughesville · District4.9miFirst Christian ChurchSweet Springs · Queen Anne5.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Osage Farms Unit No. 41’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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