Museum Hill Historic District

Museum Hill Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by 9th, Francis, 12th, Jules, 15th and Messanie Sts., 321 and 323 N. 15th and 1510 Faraon St., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°45′56″N 94°50′43″W / 39.76556°N 94.84528°W / 39.76556; -94.84528Coordinates: 39°45′56″N 94°50′43″W / 39.76556°N 94.84528°W / 39.76556; -94.84528
Area 92 acres (37 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare
MPS St. Joseph MPS
NRHP Reference # 91000112, 09000598 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP March 8, 1991, August 5, 2009 (Boundary Increase)

Museum Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 248 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of St. Joseph. It developed between about 1860 and 1942, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Robidoux School. Other notable buildings include the First Congregational Church (1890), Francis Street Methodist Church (1905), First Baptist Church (1896) designed by noted architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934), United Presbyterian Church (1901), First Church of Christ Scientist (1905), First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (1913), and Queen of the Apostles Roman Catholic Church (1908) designed by Eckel.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 with a boundary increase in 2009.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Hugh Davidson (November 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Museum Hill Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01. and Accompanying map
  3. Penelope Kress (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Museum Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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