Woods–Evertz Stove Company Historic District

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Woods–Evertz Stove Company Historic District
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Location Area bounded by N. Jefferson Ave., E Phelps St., N. Robberson Ave. and E. Tampa St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°12′55″N93°17′26″W / 37.21528°N 93.29056°W / 37.21528; -93.29056 Coordinates: 37°12′55″N93°17′26″W / 37.21528°N 93.29056°W / 37.21528; -93.29056
Area 3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1904 (1904)
Architectural style Factory
NRHP reference # 03001071 [1]
Added to NRHP October 23, 2003

Woods–Evertz Stove Company Historic District, also known as General Wesco Stove Company, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. The district encompasses six contributing buildings associated with a large cast iron stove manufacturer. The district developed between about 1904 and 1953, and all six buildings are in a simple industrial, factory style, with minimal architectural embellishment and have flat, low-pitch and gabled roofs. [2]

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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. Richard Lee Burton (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woods–Evertz Stove Company Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01. (includes 12 photographs from 2003) and Site map