Missouri - 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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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:
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
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