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

Macon County Missouri (Vacant / Not In Use) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Blees Military Academy and Gilbreath-McLorn House, La Plata Square Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Macon County historic places including Colonel Frederick Wilhelm Blees and Olive Gilbreath McLorn.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Macon County places including R.G. Kirsch. Prominent architectural styles found in Macon Country are Early Commercial, Queen Anne and Romanesque.

Blees Military Academy (added 1979 - - #79001380)

Also known as Still-Hildreth Osteopathic Sanatorium

U.S. 63 , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kirsch,R.G.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Historic Person:

Blees,Colonel Frederick Wilhelm

Significant Year:

1899, 1898

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gilbreath-McLorn House (added 1978 - - #78001667)

Also known as McLorn House;Gilbreath Homestead

225 N. Owenby , La Plata

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake

Historic Person:

McLorn,Olive Gilbreath

Significant Year:

1896

Area of Significance:

Literature, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

La Plata Square Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000696)

Along portions of Gex, Sanders, and Moore St. , La Plata

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Government, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store