Cole County Missouri (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lincoln Univ. Hilltop Campus Historic District and Missouri State Capitol Historic District, Broadway--Dunklin Historic District, Capitol Avenue Historic District and Dulle Farmstead Historic District.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cole County places including Henry W. & Sons Kolkmeyer, William Goldammer, Miller and Opel, Henry J. Wallau, Charles Opel and Besecke & Swanson. Prominent architectural styles found in Cole Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.