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Highland Avenue Historic District (Lexington, Missouri)

Coordinates: 39°11′04″N 93°52′30″W / 39.18444°N 93.87500°W / 39.18444; -93.87500
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Highland Avenue Historic District
Madonna of the Trail monument, April 2007
Highland Avenue Historic District (Lexington, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Highland Avenue Historic District (Lexington, Missouri)
Highland Avenue Historic District (Lexington, Missouri) is located in the United States
Highland Avenue Historic District (Lexington, Missouri)
LocationRoughly bounded by Highland Ave. from Rock to Bluff Sts., Lexington, Missouri
Coordinates39°11′04″N 93°52′30″W / 39.18444°N 93.87500°W / 39.18444; -93.87500
Area28 acres (11 ha)
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
MPSLexington MRA
NRHP reference No.83001026[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1983

Highland Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. The district encompasses 64 contributing buildings, 6 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in a predominantly residential section of Lexington. It developed between about 1830 and 1930, and includes representative examples of Late Victorian and Greek Revival style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the William H. Russell House (c. 1845), William H. Russell House (c. 1840), Frick House (c. 1840), Arnold House (c. 1848), Madonna of the Trail Monument (1928), Hinesley House (c. 1840), O'Malley-Kelly House (c. 1850), and Old Winkler House (c. 1855).[2]: 69–79 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The Missouri statue for the Madonna of the Trail is located there.

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 J. Matthews (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Historic Resources of Lexington" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017.