Historic Districts
Missouri - Linn County
Linn County Missouri has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pershing, Gen. John J., Boyhood Home and Locust Creek Covered Bridge, Linn County Courthouse, Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence and Plum Grove School.

The famous person Gen. John J. Pershing is associated with one of more of the Linn County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Linn County places including Bishop & Eaton, Charles A. Fore and Rae Sanneman. Prominent architectural styles found in Linn Country are Beaux Arts, Gothic Revival and Greek Revival.

Linn County Courthouse (added 1999 - - #99001254)
108 High St. , Linneus
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Linn County Jail and Sheriff's Residence (added 2001 - - #00001659)
102 N. Main St. , Linneus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fore, Charles A.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Locust Creek Covered Bridge (added 1970 - - #70000340)
3 mi. W of Laclede off U.S. 36 , Laclede
Sector001, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bishop & Eaton
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Pershing, Gen. John J., Boyhood Home (added 1969 - - #69000111)
State and Worlow Sts. , Laclede
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Pershing,Gen. John J.
Significant Year:
1880, 1866
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Plum Grove School (added 1994 - - #94001203)
County Rd. 350, 3/8 mi. N of jct. with County Rd. 346 , Laclede
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Other
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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