National Register of Historic Places - Missouri (MO), Adair County

Adair County Missouri has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cabins Historic District, Harris, Capt. Thomas C., House, St. Mary's Church and Thousand Hills State Park Petroglyphs Archeological Site and Adair County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Woodland, Et Al. and Middle Mississippian dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adair County places including John Barker, Irwin Dunbar, Bonsack and Pierce, Weber & Groves, Ludwig Abt, Leonard F. Poehlman, Robert G. Kirsch, Raymond H. Sanneman, Albert Bartleton Groves and W.M. Geoghegan. Prominent architectural styles found in Adair Country are Romanesque, Italianate and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Adair County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001636)

Washington St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kirsch,Robert G., Kirsch & Company

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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American School of Osteopathy (added 1978 - - #78003582)

Fourth and Jefferson Sts. , Kirksville

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Owner:

Private

Bear Creek Baptist Church (added 1984 - - #84002132)

N of Kirksville off US 63 , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

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Cabins Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001344)

S of Novinger off MO 6 , Novinger

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Military, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Woodland, Et Al.

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Fortification, Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Dockery Hotel (added 1983 - - #83000971)

Elson & McPherson Sts. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

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Grim Building (added 1979 - - #79001343)

113--115 E. Washington St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Groves,Albert Bartleton, Weber & Groves

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Medical Business/Office

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

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Harris, Capt. Thomas C., House (added 1973 - - #73001034)

Also known as Burton House;Parrish House;Parrish Place

1308 N. Franklin St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Journal Printing Company Building (added 2011 - - #11000439)

119 S. Elson St., Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

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Kirksville Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000330)

200 block N. Franklin St., 100 block E. Harrison St., 100 block W. Harrison St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunbar, Irwin, Kirsch, Robert G.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Post Office, Professional, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Street Furniture/Object

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Laughlin, Drs. George and Blanche, House (added 2014 - - #14000047)

Kirksville, Kirksville

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Masonic Temple (added 2010 - - #09001208)

217 E. Harrison St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bonsack and Pierce, Poehlman, Leonard F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

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Smith, Dr. E. Sanborn, House (added 2009 - - #08001385)

Also known as King House

111 E. Patterson St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Geoghegan, W.M., Abt, Ludwig

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Smith, Orie J., Black and White Stock Farm Historic District (added 2001 - - #00001658)

.5 mi. SE of Jct. of MO P and Co. Rd. 129B , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Music Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

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St. Mary's Church (added 1974 - - #74001069)

On MO 11 , Adair

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barker,John

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

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Thousand Hills State Park Petroglyphs Archeological Site (added 1970 - - #70000320)

Also known as 23-AD-45

W of Kirksville , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Art, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Mississippian

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Travelers Hotel (added 2009 - - #09000718)

301 W. Washington St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Trinity Episcopal Church (added 2008 - - #07001338)

124 N Mulanix St. , Kirksville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunbar, Irwin, Eggert and Russell

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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