Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

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Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
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Nearest cityNorth of Mountain Grove off U.S. Route 60, near Mountain Grove, Missouri
Coordinates 37°9′11″N92°15′45″W / 37.15306°N 92.26250°W / 37.15306; -92.26250 Coordinates: 37°9′11″N92°15′45″W / 37.15306°N 92.26250°W / 37.15306; -92.26250
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
Architect Henry H. Hohenschild
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001398 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1979

Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, also known as the Old Administration Building, is a historic experiment station building located near Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1900. It is a 1+12-story, Tudor Revival style red brick building on a limestone block foundation. It measures 42 feet 5 inches (12.93 m) by 59 feet 10 inches (18.24 m). The building features a bellcast roof with pedimented gables, large scrolled brackets, and a squat round corner tower with a conical roof. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Quick, David; Davidson, Hugh (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. p. 2. Retrieved March 1, 2017. (includes 7 photographs)