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Chillicothe Commercial Historic District

Coordinates: 39°47′32″N 93°33′09″W / 39.79222°N 93.55250°W / 39.79222; -93.55250
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Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
450 Locust, January 2008
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District is located in Missouri
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded Clay, Ann, Washington, and Locust Sts., Chillicothe, Missouri
Coordinates39°47′32″N 93°33′09″W / 39.79222°N 93.55250°W / 39.79222; -93.55250
Area6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1889 (1889)
ArchitectUS Treasury, Supervising Architect
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Italianate, Commercial Block
MPSChillicothe, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference No.02001176[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2002

Chillicothe Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Chillicothe. It developed between about 1889 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Italianate, Beaux Arts, Mission Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable buildings include the Scruby Brothers Building (1893), S. A. Stone Building (c. 1894), Dairy Creme Building (c. 1950), Strand Coffee Shop Building (1936), Strand Hotel and Garage (1925), Norman & Jarvis Funeral Home Building (c. 1916), Empire Theatre (1916), Chillicothe Post Office/Federal Building (1916), Grace & Simpson Apartments (1916), and Loomis Building/Chillicothe Post Office (1898).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Becky L. Snider (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chillicothe Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 8 photographs) and Site map