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Locust Street Historic District (Washington, Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°33′25″N 91°0′32″W / 38.55694°N 91.00889°W / 38.55694; -91.00889
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Locust Street Historic District
Locust Street Historic District, March 2014
Locust Street Historic District (Washington, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Locust Street Historic District (Washington, Missouri)
Locust Street Historic District (Washington, Missouri) is located in the United States
Locust Street Historic District (Washington, Missouri)
LocationRoughly bounded by E. Front, E. 5th, Jefferson, and Hooker Sts., Washington, Missouri
Coordinates38°33′25″N 91°0′32″W / 38.55694°N 91.00889°W / 38.55694; -91.00889
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1839 (1839)
ArchitectBeinke, Herman H.; Goodrich, Francis, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Missouri-German
MPSWashington, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference No.00001105[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 2000

Locust Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. The district encompasses 123 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Washington. The district developed between about 1839 and 1949, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style residential architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Franz Schwarzer House. Other notable buildings include the Lucinda Owens House (1839), Frederich Griese House (c. 1865), Sophia Greiwe House (c 1865), Presbyterian Church (1916), Hy. Oberhaus House (c. 1928), Gustav Richert Apartment Building (c. 1930), Southern Presbyterian Church/Attucks School (1868), Washington High School (1887), and AME Church (c. 1890)[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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. ^ Becky L. Snider and Debbie Sheals (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Locust Street Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. and accompanying map (includes 20 photographs from 1999)