Downtown Fulton Historic District

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Downtown Fulton Historic District

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Location Roughly bounded by 4th St., Market, 7th St. and Jefferson Ave., Fulton, Missouri
Coordinates 38°50′55″N91°56′56″W / 38.84861°N 91.94889°W / 38.84861; -91.94889 Coordinates: 38°50′55″N91°56′56″W / 38.84861°N 91.94889°W / 38.84861; -91.94889
Area 11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Architect Bell, M. Fred
Architectural style Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference # 04000668 [1]
Added to NRHP July 7, 2004

Downtown Fulton Historic District is a national historic district located at Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri. It encompasses 57 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Fulton. It developed between about 1877 and 1954, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Some of the buildings were designed by noted local architect Morris Frederick Bell. Notable buildings include the Southern Bank of Fulton (c. 1905), Masonic Lodge (1872), Home Savings Bank (c. 1884), Montgomery-Bell Dry Goods (c. 1902), Humphreys-Atkinson-Reid Furniture Company (c. 1888), Fulton Cinema (1926), Kingdom Oil Company (1937), First Christian Church (1911), Adams Building (1890), and U.S. Post Office (1915). [2]

Fulton, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Fulton is the largest city in and the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri, United States. Approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Jefferson City and the Missouri River and 20 miles (32 km) east of Columbia, the city is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,790 in the 2010 census. The city is home to two universities, Westminster College and William Woods University, the Missouri School for the Deaf, the Fulton State Hospital, and Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center. The city and Westminster College are well known for being the venues for Winston Churchill's famous May 1946 speech referencing the Iron Curtain.

Callaway County, Missouri County in the United States

Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 United States Census, the county's population was 44,332. Its county seat is Fulton. With a border formed by the Missouri River, the county was organized November 25, 1820, and named for Captain James Callaway, grandson of Daniel Boone. Callaway County has been historically referred to as "The Kingdom of Callaway" after a 19th-century incident in which some residents confronted Union troops, during the U.S. Civil War.

Central business district commercial and business centre of a city

A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. In larger cities, it is often synonymous with the city's "financial district". Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown", but the two concepts are separate: many cities have a central business district located away from its commercial or cultural city centre or downtown.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Joplin Downtown Historic District building in Missouri, United States

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Downtown Webb City Historic District building in Missouri, United States

Downtown Webb City Historic District is a national historic district located at Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 43 contributing buildings in the central business district of Webb City. It developed between about 1883 and 1965 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne style architecture. Located in the district is the previously listed Middle West Hotel. Other notable buildings include the National Bank, S. Morris Department Store, Morris Opera House and Royal Furniture Co., The Unity Building and Merchant and Miners Bank, Aylor Building / Odd Fellow Hall, Mystic Theater, Newland Hotel, Dickenson Theater, Civic Theater, U.S. Post Office, and the Old U.S. Post Office / Wagner Building.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Nancy Lewis and Tiffany Patterson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Fulton Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-10-01.