South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District

South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by S. 3rd, S. 5th, Charles and Messanie Sts., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°45′50″N 94°51′22″W / 39.76389°N 94.85611°W / 39.76389; -94.85611Coordinates: 39°45′50″N 94°51′22″W / 39.76389°N 94.85611°W / 39.76389; -94.85611
Area 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Architect Eckel, Edmund J.; Boschen, Walter
Architectural style Classical Revival, Renaissance, Italianate
MPS St. Joseph MPS
NRHP Reference # 91000124[1]
Added to NRHP March 8, 1991

South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings in an industrial / commercial section of St. Joseph west of the central business district. It developed between about 1861 and 1929, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Classical Revival, and Renaissance Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include a number of commercial blocks and warehouse / light manufacturing facilities some of which were designed by the noted architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Karen L. Kummer and Alice Edwards (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01. and Accompanying map


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