Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters Commercial East Historic District

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Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters Commercial East Historic District
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Hall of Waters, March 2010
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LocationRoughly along portions of East and West Broadway and Main St., Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Coordinates 39°20′39″N94°13′19″W / 39.34417°N 94.22194°W / 39.34417; -94.22194
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
ArchitectCurtiss, Louis S.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, et al.
NRHP reference No. 99000638 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1999

Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters Commercial East Historic District is a national historic district located at Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the central business district of Excelsior Springs. The district developed between about 1894 and 1948 and includes representative examples of Victorian architecture. The central feature of the district, the separately listed Hall of Waters, is a five level, Art Deco / Depression Modern style reinforced concrete building. Other notable buildings include the Flanders Dry Goods Store (c. 1900-1905), A.M. Howard Drug Store (1905-1909), Clay County State Bank (1906), The Huey Building (1908), Oriental Bazaar Gift Store (1908), The Excelsior Baths and Broadway Rooms (c. 1913-1922), Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge Hall (c. 1905-1909), The Kennedy Building (1902), First National Bank Building (c. 1900-1905), The Francis Hotel (c. 1905–1909, c. 1917-1922), and The Auditorium (c. 1905-1909). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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. Cydney E. Millstein and Herb Duncan (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters Commercial East Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.