John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company

John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company

John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company, June 2008
Location 300 N. 3rd St., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°46′7″N 94°51′25″W / 39.76861°N 94.85694°W / 39.76861; -94.85694Coordinates: 39°46′7″N 94°51′25″W / 39.76861°N 94.85694°W / 39.76861; -94.85694
Area less than one acre
Built 1892 (1892)
Architect Eckel, E.J.
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82003128[1]
Added to NRHP April 12, 1982

John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company, also known as the American Electric Company, is a historic commercial building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by noted architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1892. It is a seven-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone building. It measures 196 feet by 136 feet. It features terra cotta faced facades on Jules and Third Street that are detailed with Renaissance derivation motifs.[2]:3–4

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Central-North Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nancy Sandehn (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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