Missouri - Lafayette County
Lafayette County Missouri has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hicklin Hearthstone, Linwood Lawn, Anderson House and Lexington Battlefield, Commercial Community Historic District and Confederate Chapel, Cemetery and Cottage.

The famous person William Bradford Waddell is associated with one of more of the Lafayette County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lafayette County places including UNKNOWN, George W. Houx, Minatree Catron, William Daugherty, Cheatham John E., John E. Cheatham, J.H. & Co. Felt, Catron, Christopher and Jr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Lafayette Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Anderson House and Lexington Battlefield (added 1969 - - #69000110)
Also known as Colonel Oliver Anderson House
Roughly bounded by 10th, 15th, Utah and Wood Sts., and Missouri Pacific RR , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
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Buck, Napoleon, House (added 1997 - - #97001431)
0.40 mi. S of jct. of US 24 and MO 273 , Waverly
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Catron, Minatree, House (added 1997 - - #97001432)
Also known as Minatree Acres
0.1 mi W of jct. of US 24 and MO 110 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Catron, Minatree, Catron, Christopher, Jr.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Cheatham, John E., House (added 1993 - - #93000550)
739 MO 13 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cheatham John E.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville (added 1987 - - #87000451)
Also known as C & A Depot
2109 Main St. , Higginsville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
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Commercial Community Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001025)
Roughly bounded by 8th, 13th, South, Broadway, and Main Sts. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Confederate Chapel, Cemetery and Cottage (added 1981 - - #81000335)
N of Higginsville , Higginsville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church (added 1978 - - #78001665)
Also known as Old Library Building;Lexington Historical Museum
112 S. 13th St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Dinwiddie, James M., House (added 1997 - - #97001430)
Also known as Maple Grove Stock Farm
0.25 mi. E of jct. of US 24 and MO 184 , Dover
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Eneberg, John F., House (added 2003 - - #93000551)
Also known as Walton,Thomas,House
157 N. 10th St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gosewisch, Theodore, House (added 1997 - - #97001433)
Also known as Fuenfhausen Residence
0.5 mi. W of jct. of MO 13 and Marshall School Rd. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Graves, Alexander and Elizabeth Aull, House (added 1993 - - #93000552)
2326 Aull Ln. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
Hicklin Hearthstone (added 1982 - - #82000585)
E of Lexington on US 24 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Hicklin School (added 2004 - - #04000088)
MO 24 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Felt, J.H. & Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Highland Avenue Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001026)
Roughly bounded by Highland Ave. from Rock to Bluff Sts. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
House at 1413 Lafayette St. (added 1999 - - #99000379)
1413 Lafayette St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Houx-Hoefer-Rehkop House (added 1983 - - #83001027)
1900 Walnut St. , Higginsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Houx,George W.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
John, David, House (added 1993 - - #93000553)
103 S. 23rd St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Johnson, George, House (added 1993 - - #93000554)
Also known as White Castle House
102 S. 30th St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cheatham, John E.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lafayette County Courthouse (added 1970 - - #70000339)
Public Sq. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Daugherty,William
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Linwood Lawn (added 1973 - - #73001044)
SE of Lexington off U.S. 24 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Odessa Ice Cream Company Building (added 1996 - - #96001065)
101 W. Dryden St. , Odessa
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Old Neighborhoods Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001028)
Roughly bounded by 13th, 22nd, South Sts., Forest and Washington Aves. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Old Neighborhoods Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2000 - - #00001060)
1312, 1401, 1406, 1413, 1415, 1417, 1500, 1501, and 1502 Lafayette St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Robinson, William, P., House (added 1997 - - #97001428)
).2 mi. E and 0.15 mi. S of jct. of MO 107 and MO 112 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Shelby, Thomas, House (added 1997 - - #97001429)
Also known as Kerr Residence
0.25 mi. E of US 24 and MO 111 , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Spratt--Allen--Aull House (added 1993 - - #93000555)
2321 Aull Ln. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Stramcke, Thomas Talbot and Rebecca Walton Smithers, House (added 1999 - - #99001208)
Also known as The Cedars
15834 Highway O , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Tevis, D. W. B. and Julia Waddell, House (added 1993 - - #93000556)
505 S. 13th St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Waddell House (added 1979 - - #79001378)
Also known as Pastorium of the First Baptist Church;Van Amburg House
1704 South St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Waddell,William Bradford
Significant Year:
1869, 1840
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wentworth Military Academy (added 1980 - - #80002373)
Washington Ave. and 18th St. , Lexington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Defense, Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
More Information:
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