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

Butler County Missouri has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Koehler Fortified Archeological Site, Little Black River Archeological District, Wilborn-Steinberg Site and Hargrove Pivot Bridge and Butler County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Mississippian, Power'S Phase, Et Al. and Archaic dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Butler County places including Miller and Bocherding, J.W. Litton, Gephart Construction Co., Edgar & Sons Stephens, L.B. Walker, Gassman Contruction Co., N.S. Spencer and Son, Hugo K. Graf, J. Herbert Moore and Rhinehart Construction Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Butler Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Butler County Courthouse (added 1994 - - #94001400)

Public Sq. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gassman Contruction Co., N.S. Spencer and Son

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Garfield Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001686)

914-916, 915, 921 Garfield Street, Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1908-1968 AD

Greer, Alfred W., House (added 1998 - - #98000029)

955 Kinzer St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Hargrove Pivot Bridge (added 1985 - - #85003234)

Also known as Old Hargrove Bridge

Carries CR 159 over the Black River , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller and Bocherding

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Koehler Fortified Archeological Site (added 1970 - - #70000323)

Also known as Power's Fort;Archeological Survey of Mo.No23-BU-10

Address Restricted , Naylor

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Mississippian, Power'S Phase, Et Al.

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Ceremonial Site, Civic, Fortification, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Little Black River Archeological District (added 1975 - - #75001064)

Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Numbers;Powers Phase Project

Address Restricted , Naylor

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Mississippian, Archaic, Et Al

Period of Significance:

1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mark Twain School (added 1998 - - #98000031)

Also known as Poplar Bluff Museum

1012 N. Main St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Moore, J. Herbert, House (added 1998 - - #98000032)

445 N. Eleventh St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Moore, J. Herbert

Architectural Style:

International Style

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:

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Moore, Thomas, House (added 1998 - - #98000033)

435 Lester St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

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:

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Moore--Dalton House (added 1994 - - #94001398)

Also known as Margaret Harwell Art Museum

421 N. Main St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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North Main Street Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000440)

400 blk. of N. Main St., Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

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

More Information:

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Phillips, John Archibald, House (added 1998 - - #98000034)

522 Cherry St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Poplar Bluff Commercial Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001401)

Roughly, S. Broadway from Cedar St. to Vine St. and Vine from Fifth St. to S. Broadway , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Poplar Bluff Public Library (added 1994 - - #94001399)

318 N. Main St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rhinehart Construction Co., Pleitsch and Price

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Rodgers Theatre Building (added 2001 - - #01000750)

204,214,216,218,220,222 and 224 N. Broadway , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Graf, Hugo K., Stephens, Edgar & Sons

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Theater

More Information:

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South Sixth Street Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000035)

205-225-303 S. Sixth St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot (added 1994 - - #94001397)

Also known as Union Pacific Depot;Missouri Pacific Depot

400 S. Main St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

More Information:

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St. Louis--San Francisco Railroad Depot (added 1994 - - #94001396)

Also known as Frisco Depot

303 Moran St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gephart Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

More Information:

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Wheatley Public School (added 1998 - - #98000037)

921 Garfield St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Wilborn-Steinberg Site (added 1972 - - #72000706)

Also known as 23BU77

Address Restricted , Neelyville

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mississippian

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Williams--Gierth House (added 2012 - - #12000909)

848 Vine St., Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

More Information:

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Williamson--Kennedy School (added 1998 - - #98000036)

614 Lindsay St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Wright--Dalton--Bell--Anchor Department Store Building (added 2006 - - #06000247)

Also known as F.W. Woolworth Store, Dalton Store

201-205 S. Main , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Campen, C.A.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Organizational

More Information:

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Zehe Building (added 1994 - - #94001402)

Also known as Ozark Hotel

203 Poplar St. , Poplar Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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