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

Monroe County Missouri has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Twain, Mark, Birthplace Cabin, Crigler Mound Group Archeological Site, Holliday Petroglyphs, Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost and Union Covered Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland dating back to 1000 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Monroe County historic places including Mark Twain, Violette, Junior and Merritt Alexan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including CCC, Mrs M.A. Violette, Joseph C. Elliot, NPS, Epple Construction Co., Bonsack and Pearce and Frederick B. Scheetz. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Colonial Revival, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Crigler Mound Group Archeological Site (added 1969 - - #69000115)

Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 22MN230

Address Restricted , Florida

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (added 2012 - - #11001020)

201-207 S. Main St., Monroe City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

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Holliday Petroglyphs (added 1974 - - #74001083)

Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey number 23MN1

Address Restricted , Holliday

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost (added 1985 - - #85000515)

Off MO 107 , Santa Fe

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

NPS, CCC

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

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Paris Male Academy (added 1990 - - #90001103)

Also known as Ashcraft,Nimrod,House

411 E. Monroe St. , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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St. Jude's Episcopal Church (added 2000 - - #00001397)

301 N. Main St. , Monroe City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scheetz, Frederick B.

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Twain, Mark, Birthplace Cabin (added 1969 - - #69000116)

Mark Twain State Park, 2.5 mi. S of Florida on MO 107 , Florida

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Twain,Mark

Significant Year:

1839, 1835

Area of Significance:

Literature

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Union Covered Bridge (added 1970 - - #70000342)

6 mi. W of Paris on Elk Fork of the Salt River , Paris

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Elliot,Joseph C.

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Violette, Merritt, House (added 1983 - - #83001031)

Also known as Merritt "Dad" Violette House

Off MO 107 , Florida

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Violette,Mrs M.A.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Violette, Junior, Merritt Alexan

Significant Year:

1903, 1981, 1902

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Washington School (added 1994 - - #94001502)

Also known as Head Start Building

529 S. Locust St. , Monroe City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Epple Construction Co., Bonsack and Pearce

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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