Central Police Station (St. Joseph, Missouri)

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Central Police Station
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Location701 Messanie, St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°45′45.8″N94°51′05.8″W / 39.762722°N 94.851611°W / 39.762722; -94.851611 Coordinates: 39°45′45.8″N94°51′05.8″W / 39.762722°N 94.851611°W / 39.762722; -94.851611
Arealess than one acre
Built1891; 1909
Architect Eckel & Mann (1891)
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 09000887 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 2009

The Central Police Station, also known as the National Military Heritage Museum, is a historic police station located at 701 Messanie in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by Eckel & Mann and built in 1891 with an addition in 1909. It is a three-story, "L"-plan brick building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It has a hipped roof, limestone ornamentation and details, and a round corner tower. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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. Eric Barr (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Police Station" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.