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Alton Club
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LocationGravel road, 1.5 mi. W of MO 19 and 12 Mi. N of Eminence, near Eminence, Missouri
Coordinates 37°19′26″N91°26′10″W / 37.32389°N 91.43611°W / 37.32389; -91.43611
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Architectural stylerustic
NRHP reference No. 05001162 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 2005

Alton Club, also known as the Jerry J. Presley Conservation Education Center, is a historic summer camp and national historic district located in the Current River State Park near Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures associated with a summer retreat for the employees and customers of the Alton Box Board Company. It developed between about 1937 and 1945 and include the Main Lodge (c. 1938, c. 1985), Classroom / Pool Hall (c. 1940), Lower Dorm (c. 1940), Gymnasium (c. 1940), Barbeque House (c. 1940), Lake House (c. 1940), Manager's Residence (c. 1945), and Entrance Columns (c. 1940). [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. Kathryn S. Love (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alton Club" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 29 photographs from 2004)