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

Newton County Missouri has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include George Washington Carver National Monument, Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment, First Battle of Newtonia Historic District, Jolly Mill and Second Battle of Newtonia Site.

Several famous people are associated with these Newton County historic places including George Washington Carver and Mathew H. Ritchey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Newton County places including Neal C. Davis, J.B. Wagor and Mathew H. Ritchey. Prominent architectural styles found in Newton Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment (added 2009 - - #09000302)

3347 1/2 Oak Ridge Dr. , Joplin

Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Other, Law

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

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First Battle of Newtonia Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000697)

Jct. of MO 86 and MO 0 , Newtonia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Cemetery, Natural Feature, Water-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Natural Feature, Water-Related

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George Washington Carver National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000114)

3 mi. S of Monument , Diamond

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Carver,George Washington

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Research Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Institutional Housing, Museum, Park

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Jolly Mill (added 1983 - - #83004021)

SW of Pierce City , Pierce City

Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Water Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

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Lentz-Carter Merchandise Store (added 2008 - - #08000799)

Also known as Lentz-Carter Merchandise Store

744 Ozark St. , Stella

Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Neosho Colored School (added 2017 - - #100000887)

639 Young Street, Neosho

Pennwarren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Carver, George Washington

Area of Significance:

Black, Ethnic Heritage, Education

Period of Significance:

1872-1891 AD

Neosho Commercial Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000722)

Along sections of Main, Spring, Washington and Wood Sts. , Neosho

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis, Neal C.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Museum, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

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Neosho Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000323)

114, 116, 118-120, 120 and 124-126 S. Wood St. , Neosho

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Specialty Store

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Neosho High School (added 2002 - - #02000906)

Also known as Neosho Intermediate School

W. McCord and N. Wood Sts. , Neosho

Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davis, Neal C., Wagor, J.B.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Neosho Wholesale Grocery Company (added 2013 - - #13000171)

224 N Washington St., Neosho

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Ritchey, Mathew H., House (added 1978 - - #78003399)

Also known as "Mansion House," Belle Starr House

Mill St. , Newtonia

Hog Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ritchey,Mathew H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Ritchey,Mathew H.

Significant Year:

1840

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Second Baptist Church (added 1996 - - #95001495)

Also known as Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

430 W. Grant St. , Neosho

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Second Battle of Newtonia Site (added 2004 - - #04000698)

Roughly an area NW,SW and SE of jct. of MO 86 and Rte 0 at Newtonia , Newtonia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Natural Feature, Road-Related

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Natural Feature, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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