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Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District

Coordinates: 37°04′09″N 94°07′00″W / 37.06917°N 94.11667°W / 37.06917; -94.11667
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Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District
Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District is located in Missouri
Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District
Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District is located in the United States
Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District
LocationAlong 5th, 6th, Center & Cross Sts., Sarcoxie, Missouri
Coordinates37°04′09″N 94°07′00″W / 37.06917°N 94.11667°W / 37.06917; -94.11667
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
Architectural styleOne-Part Commercial Block, Two-Part Commercial Block
NRHP reference No.14000872[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 2014

Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Sarcoxie. It developed between about 1890 and 1965 and includes representative examples of commercial style architecture. Notable contributing resources include the Public Square and Gazebo (c. 1840, 1904); Sarcoxie Record (1889), Sarcoxie City Hall (c. 1900-1908), Sarcoxie Police (c. 1900), Parmley Garage (1910-1911), Sarcoxie Public Library (c. 1900), and Gene Taylor Library & Museum (c. 1894).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/14/14 through 7/18/14. National Park Service. July 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Michelle Gautz and Kristi Chase (August 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 11 photographs from 2014)