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After Abbott died in 1873, control of the town went to his widowed daughter
Athenatia (Abbott) Ross. With her 1885 marriage to Missouri man Fleming Holloway, they and his children moved to the farm. During their time of ownership several more barns were placed on the property, but most of those
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The land comprising the Abbott–Holloway Farm was first owned by
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makes the exact date unknowable. When first built it was used as a store and post office, as Abbott was the postmaster for the town. Abbott is also believed to be the builder of the farm that also still stands. Due to
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among the ten most significant buildings in Clark County. The barn on the property is of a transverse-frame timber construction that has been converted for guest housing.
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roof. Many of its doors are paneled wood with limestone
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403:References
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