Atchison County Memorial Building

	Atchison County Memorial Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Atchison County Memorial Building, July 2013
Location	417 S. Main St., Rock Port, Missouri
Coordinates	40°24′40″N 95°30′51″W / 40.41111°N 95.51417°W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1919
Architect	Hogg, James Oliver
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001578
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1987

Atchison County Memorial Building is a historic building located at Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style reinforced concrete building on a raised basement. It measures approximately 107 ft (33 m) deep and 63 ft (19 m) wide. The front facade features four fluted Doric order columns that support an entablature and frieze. It was built with support from the Missouri General Assembly to serve as a World War I memorial and a community centre.^[2]^: 2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Atchison County Memorial Building Foundation

The Atchison County Memorial Building is owned and operated by the Atchison County Memorial Building Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2003 and governed by a nine-member Board of Directors elected from the general membership. Individual membership is $15 each and business membership is $100 each. The Foundation meets the first Tuesday of each month with an annual meeting held the first Saturday of April. Three are from each of the three school districts in the county. The Foundation exists for the sole purpose of supporting the building and the services and programming associated with it.

Walk of Honor

Hardin Cox, a past board member, originated the idea of selling inscribed bricks on a memorial wall as a fundraiser for the Memorial Building Foundation. This fundraiser evolved into the Walk of Honor. Over two thousand bricks have been purchased to date, and over $264,000 was raised by the sale of bricks to complete the Walk of Honor in November 2008. The Board is continuing to market the bricks as a way to remember a loved one who served in the military. The bricks that are sold go toward the renovation expenses of the building. A 4 in × 8 in (100 mm × 200 mm) brick is $250, an 8 in × 8 in (200 mm × 200 mm) brick is $450, and a 16 in × 16 in (410 mm × 410 mm) brick is $1200.

Liberty Theatre

The Liberty Theatre is located on the second floor. The theatre was reopened in 2005, and since then more than forty community theatre shows and other events have taken place.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Mary M. Stiritz (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Atchison County Memorial Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[DNR-2] Mary M. Stiritz (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Atchison County Memorial Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

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