St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District

St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by 3rd, 91t, Francis, and Edmonds St., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°45′59″N 94°51′09″W / 39.76639°N 94.85250°W / 39.76639; -94.85250Coordinates: 39°45′59″N 94°51′09″W / 39.76639°N 94.85250°W / 39.76639; -94.85250
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Architect Eckel, E.J.; et.al.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Italianate, et.al.
NRHP Reference # 01000709[1]
Added to NRHP July 5, 2001

St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 39 contributing buildings in the central business district of St. Joseph. It developed between about 1859 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Classical Revival, and Streamline Moderne style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed German-American Bank Building, Corby-Forsee Building, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, and Missouri Valley Trust Company Historic District. Other notable buildings include the Ballinger Building (1889), Commerce Building (1889, 1941), First National Bank of St. Joseph (1902, 1963), Lehman's, Plymouth Building (1908), and the United Building (1917-1918) by the noted architecture firm of Eckel & Aldrich.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Deon Wolfenbarger (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01. and Accompanying map


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