Museum Hill Historic District
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 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]
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 |
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Coordinates | 39°45′56″N 94°50′43″W |
Area | 92 acres (37 ha) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare |
MPS | St. Joseph MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91000112, 09000598 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 8, 1991, August 5, 2009 (Boundary Increase) |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 with a boundary increase in 2009.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Hugh Davidson (November 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Museum Hill Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016. and Accompanying map
- 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 September 1, 2016.