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New Franklin Commercial Historic District

Coordinates: 39°01′02″N 92°44′12″W / 39.01722°N 92.73667°W / 39.01722; -92.73667
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New Franklin Commercial Historic District
Alsop’s General Store (c. 1894)
New Franklin Commercial Historic District is located in Missouri
New Franklin Commercial Historic District
New Franklin Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
New Franklin Commercial Historic District
Location106-136 & 101-113 E. Broadway, New Franklin, Missouri
Coordinates39°01′02″N 92°44′12″W / 39.01722°N 92.73667°W / 39.01722; -92.73667
Area3.85 acres (1.56 ha)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.12001207[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 2013

New Franklin Commercial Historic District, also known as Downtown New Franklin, is a national historic district located at New Franklin, Howard County, Missouri. The district encompasses 19 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of New Franklin. It developed between about 1894 and 1931 and includes representative examples of Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the John B. and Logie R. Fleet House (c. 1895), U.S. Post Office (c. 1911), Home Electric Company Office (c. 1911), Carpenter and White Building (c. 1910), Bethke's German Cash Store (1909), Citizen's Bank (1894), and Santa Fe Trail Marker (1913).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/10/13 through 6/14/13. National Park Service. February 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Debbie Sheals (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Franklin Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 16 photographs from 2012)