Elledge Arcade Buildings

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Elledge Arcade Buildings
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Location 28 Court Sq. and 2 Elledge Arcade, West Plains, Missouri
Coordinates 36°43′43″N91°51′10″W / 36.72861°N 91.85278°W / 36.72861; -91.85278 Coordinates: 36°43′43″N91°51′10″W / 36.72861°N 91.85278°W / 36.72861; -91.85278
Area less than one acre
Built 1913 (1913)
Architect Skillman, Issac; Bishop, S.A.
Architectural style One-part commercial block
NRHP reference # 01000011 [1]
Added to NRHP January 26, 2001

Elledge Arcade Buildings are two historic commercial buildings located at West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. They were built or remodeled in 1913, and are two one-story, brick commercial buildings known as the Famous Grocery Building (built 1888) and the J. L. Elledge Building. The two buildings share a common facade consisting of four one-story storefronts. [2] :5

West Plains, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

West Plains is a city in Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,986 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Howell County.

Howell County, Missouri County in the United States

Howell County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,400. The largest city and county seat is West Plains. The county was officially organized on March 2, 1851, and is named after Josiah Howell, a pioneer settler in the Howell Valley.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] It is located in the Courthouse Square Historic District.

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.

Courthouse Square Historic District (West Plains, Missouri) building in Missouri, United States

Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. The district encompasses 46 contributing buildings in the central business district of West Plains. It developed between about 1881 and 1950 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Late Gothic Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Elledge Arcade Buildings, W. J. and Ed Smith Building, and West Plains Bank Building. Other notable buildings include the IOOF Building #2, First Presbyterian Church, Howell County Courthouse (1937), Aid Hardware Building (1914-1915), W. N. Evans Building, J. R. Foster Building, Foster-Renfrew Building, Alsup, Risley & Skillman Block, Catron Opera House / Johnson Opera House (1893), IOOF Building / J. R. Galloway Building (1896), Evans Theatre, W. J. Zorn Building, #1/Howell County Gazette Building (1911-1912), West Plains Fire Department/City Hall (1917), and Avenue Theatre (1950).

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Becky L. Snider and C. Toney Aid (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elledge Arcade Buildings" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (with 10 photographs from 2000)