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

Jefferson County Missouri has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Beaumont-Tyson Quarry District, Kimmswick Bone Bed, Boemler Archeological District, Fletcher, Thomas C., House and Greystone-Meissner, Gustave, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mississippian, Woodland, Archaic, Paleo-Indian and Clovis dating back to 12999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including Gustave Meissner and Thomas C. Fletcher.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including amized & Gravel Road Co., J.H. Hertnel, Keystone Bridge Company, Ephraim Williams, House Springs Big River Valley Macad, Martin Laubis and Charles Henry Rains Handcock. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Gothic Revival.

Beaumont-Tyson Quarry District (added 1974 - - #74001079)

Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23JE338 - Ranken Quarr

Address Restricted , Times Beach

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mississippian, Woodland

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Park, Research Facility

Boemler Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001075)

Also known as 23JE329

Address Restricted , Byrnes Mill

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Boland Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001080)

Also known as Mo. Archeological Survey No.23JE319

Address Restricted , Times Beach

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland, Archaic, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Central School Campus (added 2009 - - #09000813)

Also known as Central School, DeSoto High School

221 S. 3rd. St. , De Soto

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Fletcher, Thomas C., House (added 1974 - - #74001076)

Elm between 1st and 2nd Sts. , Hillsboro

Snaphappypappy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Fletcher,Thomas C.

Significant Year:

1850

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Greystone-Meissner, Gustave, House (added 1974 - - #74001078)

Also known as Greystone;Evergreen Hill

NE of Pevely off U.S. 61 , Pevely

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williams,Ephraim, Hertnel,J.H.

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Meissner,Gustave,et al.

Significant Year:

1855, 1875, 1845

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Communications, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Kimmswick Bone Bed (added 1980 - - #80002371)

Also known as Sulphur Springs;Mastodon State Park

Address Restricted , Imperial

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Science, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Paleo-Indian, Clovis

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 11000-12999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Kimmswick Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000752)

Roughly bounded by Front St., Fourth St., Mill St., Elm St. and Oak St. , Kimmswick

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Leight, Valentine, General Store (added 1992 - - #92001014)

Also known as V. Leight New Store;Leight Mercantile Co.;Garden of Eva

4566 Main St. , House Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Moder Archeological District (added 1974 - - #74001077)

Also known as 23JE74

Address Restricted , House Springs

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Unoccupied Land

Rozier, Louis J. and Harriet, House (added 2006 - - #06000221)

322 W. Clement , DeSoto

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Handcock, Charles Henry Rains

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:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Sandy Creek Covered Bridge (added 1970 - - #70000337)

5 mi. N of Hillsboro off U.S. 21 , Hillsboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

amized & Gravel Road Co., House Springs Big River Valley Macad

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related, Water-Related

More Information:

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Stonebrook (added 2011 - - #10001130)

3511 Stonebrook Forest, Antonia

Quentin Melson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

More Information:

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Windsor Harbor Road Bridge (added 1983 - - #83001024)

Windsor Harbor Rd. at Rock Creek , Kimmswick

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Keystone Bridge Company

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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