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Downtown Washington Historic District

Coordinates: 38°33′34″N 91°00′47″W / 38.55944°N 91.01306°W / 38.55944; -91.01306
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Downtown Washington Historic District
Downtown Washington Historic District, March 2014
Downtown Washington Historic District is located in Missouri
Downtown Washington Historic District
Downtown Washington Historic District is located in the United States
Downtown Washington Historic District
LocationRoughly W. Front St. from Stafford St. to Market St. and Elm St. from W. Front St. to Fourth St., Washington, Missouri
Coordinates38°33′34″N 91°00′47″W / 38.55944°N 91.01306°W / 38.55944; -91.01306
Area31 acres (13 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.89001465[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1989

Downtown Washington Historic District is a national historic district located at Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. The district encompasses 83 contributing buildings and 9 contributing structures in the central business district of Washington. The district developed between about 1849 and 1940 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Henry C. Thias House. Notable buildings include the St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church complex, U.S. Post Office (1922), Waterworks Building, Calvin Theater (1909), railway depot (1923), and Masonic lodge (1929).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. ^ Mary M. Stiritz (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Washington Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. and accompanying map (includes 43 photographs from c. 1988)