Chillicothe Commercial Historic District

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Chillicothe Commercial Historic District

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Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
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Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly bounded Clay, Ann, Washington, and Locust Sts., Chillicothe, Missouri
Coordinates 39°47′32″N93°33′09″W / 39.79222°N 93.55250°W / 39.79222; -93.55250 Coordinates: 39°47′32″N93°33′09″W / 39.79222°N 93.55250°W / 39.79222; -93.55250
Area 6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built 1889 (1889)
Architect US Treasury, Supervising Architect
Architectural style Queen Anne, Italianate, Commercial Block
MPS Chillicothe, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference # 02001176 [1]
Added to NRHP October 16, 2002

Chillicothe Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Chillicothe. It developed between about 1889 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Italianate, Beaux Arts, Mission Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable buildings include the Scruby Brothers Building (1893), S. A. Stone Building (c. 1894), Dairy Creme Building (c. 1950), Strand Coffee Shop Building (1936), Strand Hotel and Garage (1925), Norman & Jarvis Funeral Home Building (c. 1916), Empire Theatre (1916), Chillicothe Post Office/Federal Building (1916), Grace & Simpson Apartments (1916), and Loomis Building/Chillicothe Post Office (1898). [2]

Chillicothe, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.

Livingston County, Missouri County in the United States

Livingston County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,195. Its county seat is Chillicothe. The county was organized January 6, 1837, and named for U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston.

Central business district commercial and business centre of a city

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal and nsa list of historic sites in the United States

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La Plata Square Historic District

La Plata Square Historic District is a national historic district located at La Plata, Macon County, Missouri. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential area of La Plata. It developed between about 1855 and 1958, and includes representative examples of commercial architecture. Notable contributing resources include the La Plata Public Square (1855), Home Press Building, Farmer's and Merchants Bank, Myron Sears Variety, Masonic Hall/La Plata State Bank, Tonkinson and Harris Ford Dealership, The Famous (1908), Wheatcraft Motor Company (1924), La Plata Fire Department, and Post Office (1937).

High Point Historic District

High Point Historic District is a national historic district located at High Point, Moniteau County, Missouri. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings in the central business district of High Point. It developed between about 1874 and 1954, and includes representative examples of commercial architecture. Contributing buildings include the J. F. Tising & Sons Store, East Tisinq Store Building / IOOF Meeting Hall, Post Office, McGill Cafe / Residence, and two frame and one brick privy.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Becky L. Snider (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chillicothe Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 8 photographs) and Site map