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Sweet Springs Historic District

Coordinates: 38°57′54″N 93°25′04″W / 38.96500°N 93.41778°W / 38.96500; -93.41778
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Sweet Springs Historic District
Sweet Springs Historic District is located in Missouri
Sweet Springs Historic District
Sweet Springs Historic District is located in the United States
Sweet Springs Historic District
Location200-217 W. Lexington Ave and 211 Marshall St., Sweet Springs, Missouri
Coordinates38°57′54″N 93°25′04″W / 38.96500°N 93.41778°W / 38.96500; -93.41778
Area3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Classical Revival, Early Commercial
MPSSweet Springs MPS
NRHP reference No.97001485, 10000206 (Boundary Decrease)[1][2]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1997, April 26, 2010 (Boundary Decrease)

Sweet Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Sweet Springs, Saline County, Missouri. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings in the central business district of Sweet Springs. It developed between about 1875 and 1947, and includes representative examples of Queen Anne and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Sweet Springs Post Office (1912), McEntire & Son Jewelry/Post Office (c. 1885), Chemical Bank (c. 1905), and Barbee Lodge 217 AF&AM (c. 1880s, 1919).[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, with a boundary decrease in 2010.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/26/10 through 4/30/10. National Park Service. May 7, 2010.
  3. ^ Roger Maserang (January 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sweet Springs Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 38 photographs from 1994-1997) and Site map
  4. ^ Steven E. Mitchell and Mary Aue Mitchell (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sweet Springs Historic District (Boundary Decrease)" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 6 photographs) and Site map