Gray-Wood Buildings

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Gray-Wood Buildings

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Location 401-407 N. High St., California, Missouri
Coordinates 38°38′15″N92°33′55″W / 38.63750°N 92.56528°W / 38.63750; -92.56528 Coordinates: 38°38′15″N92°33′55″W / 38.63750°N 92.56528°W / 38.63750; -92.56528
Area less than one acre
Built 1869 (1869)
Built by Meyer, William
NRHP reference # 84002594 [1]
Added to NRHP January 19, 1984

Gray-Wood Buildings, also known as the Inglish, Kay & Cartwright Office Building and White Residence & Gallery, are four contiguous two-story commercial buildings located at California, Moniteau County, Missouri. They were built in 1869, and consist of a complex of four storefronts, constructed of brick with a stone foundation and a flat roof. Each building features differing design details including decorative cast metal columns and brick columns with vermiculated bases and caps. [2] :2

California, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

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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. Linda Donavan Harper (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gray-Wood Buildings" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1983)