Jewell-Lightburne Historic District

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Jewell-Lightburne Historic District
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Location Roughly bounded by N. Jewell St., E. Mill St., Main St. and Gordon St., Liberty, Missouri
Coordinates 39°14′53″N94°24′54″W / 39.24806°N 94.41500°W / 39.24806; -94.41500 Coordinates: 39°14′53″N94°24′54″W / 39.24806°N 94.41500°W / 39.24806; -94.41500
Area 78 acres (32 ha)
MPS Liberty, Clay County, Missouri MPS AD
NRHP reference # 00001606 [1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 2001

Jewell-Lightburne Historic District is a national historic district located at Liberty, Clay County, Missouri. It encompasses 236 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Liberty. The district developed between about 1852 and 1946, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Prairie School, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style residential architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Frank Hughes Memorial Library. [2]

Liberty, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States and is a suburb of Kansas City, located in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 29,149. Liberty is the county seat of Clay County. Liberty is home to William Jewell College.

Clay County, Missouri County in the United States

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 221,939, making it the fifth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Liberty. The county was organized January 2, 1822, and named in honor of U.S. Representative Henry Clay from Kentucky, later member of the United States Senate and United States Secretary of State.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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

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Hermann Historic District historic district in Missouri, USA

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Jewell Town District historic district in South Hampton, New Hampshire

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Frank Hughes Memorial Library building in Missouri, United States

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Jewell Hall historic building located on the campus of William Jewell College at Liberty, Clay County, Missouri

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Stafford–Olive Historic District building in Missouri, United States

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Fenelon Place Residential Historic District

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North Third Street Historic District (Louisiana, Missouri)

North Third Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. The district encompasses 61 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Louisiana. It developed between about 1843 and 1935, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Louisiana Public Library and Luce-Dyer House. Other notable buildings include the William C. Hardin House, James H. Johnson House, Edward G. McQuie House, St. Joseph's Catholic Church (1874), and Frank Boehm, Jr. House.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Deon Wolfenbarger; Carolyn Fulk; Steven E. Mitchell (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jewell-Lightburne Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01. and Site Map