Sedalia Commercial Historic District

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Sedalia Commercial Historic District

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Location Roughly Ohio, Lamine, W. Main, E. Main, and parts of 2nd through 5th Sts.; also 700-712 S. Ohio, 200 S. Moniteau, 101-108 W. Pacific, 104-220 W. Main, 208-400 W. 2nd, 200 W. 4th, and 102-120 E. 5th., Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°42′26″N93°13′41″W / 38.70722°N 93.22806°W / 38.70722; -93.22806 Coordinates: 38°42′26″N93°13′41″W / 38.70722°N 93.22806°W / 38.70722; -93.22806
Area 31.5 acres (12.7 ha)
Architectural style Romanesque, Italianate, Art Deco, et al.
NRHP reference # 01000687, 10000277 (Boundary Increase) [1]
Added to NRHP June 28, 2001, May 21, 2010 (Boundary Increase)

The Sedalia Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It encompasses 102 contributing buildings in the central business district of Sedalia. The district developed between about 1870 and 1959, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Art Deco architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Hotel Bothwell, Building at 217 West Main Street, and Missouri/Sedalia Trust Company. Other notable buildings include the First United Methodist Church (1888-1891), Pettis County Courthouse (1924), Anheuser Busch Bottling Works (c. 1883, 1892), the New Lona Theater (1920), Citizens National Bank Building (c. 1908), Third National Bank (1929), Federal Building (1930), Montgomery Ward Building (1936), the Uptown Theatre (1936), Missouri Pacific Depot (c. 1952), and Central Presbyterian Church (New Creation Bible Church, c. 1910). [2] [3] [4]

Sedalia, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Sedalia is a city located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Pettis County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 21,387. Sedalia is also the location of the Missouri State Fair and the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. U.S. Routes 50 and 65 intersect in the city.

Pettis County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Pettis County is a county located in west central U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,201. Its county seat is Sedalia. The county was organized January 24, 1833, and named after former U.S. Representative Spencer Darwin Pettis.

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 2001, with a boundary increase in 2010 and amendment in 2016. [1] [5]

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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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Alice Edwards, Karen Kummer, and Joseph Gallagher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sedalia Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 19 photographs) and Site map
  3. Rhonda Chalfant (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sedalia Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 23 photographs from 2009)
  4. Rhonda Chalfant (February 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sedalia Commercial Historic District (Amendment)" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 29 photographs from 2016)
  5. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/12/16 through 9/16/16. National Park Service. 2016-09-23.