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Missouri - Monroe County
Monroe County Missouri has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Twain, Mark, Birthplace Cabin, Crigler Mound Group Archeological Site, Holliday Petroglyphs, Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost and Union Covered Bridge.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Woodland dating back to 1000 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Monroe County historic places including Mark Twain, Violette, Junior and Merritt Alexan.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including CCC, Mrs M.A. Violette, Joseph C. Elliot, NPS, Epple Construction Co., Bonsack and Pearce and Frederick B. Scheetz. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Colonial Revival, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Crigler Mound Group Archeological Site (added 1969 - - #69000115)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 22MN230
Address Restricted , Florida
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (added 2012 - - #11001020)
201-207 S. Main St., Monroe City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
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Holliday Petroglyphs (added 1974 - - #74001083)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey number 23MN1
Address Restricted , Holliday
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost (added 1985 - - #85000515)
Off MO 107 , Santa Fe
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
NPS, CCC
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
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Paris Male Academy (added 1990 - - #90001103)
Also known as Ashcraft,Nimrod,House
411 E. Monroe St. , Paris
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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St. Jude's Episcopal Church (added 2000 - - #00001397)
301 N. Main St. , Monroe City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scheetz, Frederick B.
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Twain, Mark, Birthplace Cabin (added 1969 - - #69000116)
Mark Twain State Park, 2.5 mi. S of Florida on MO 107 , Florida
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Twain,Mark
Significant Year:
1839, 1835
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Union Covered Bridge (added 1970 - - #70000342)
6 mi. W of Paris on Elk Fork of the Salt River , Paris
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Elliot,Joseph C.
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Violette, Merritt, House (added 1983 - - #83001031)
Also known as Merritt "Dad" Violette House
Off MO 107 , Florida
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Violette,Mrs M.A.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Violette, Junior, Merritt Alexan
Significant Year:
1903, 1981, 1902
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Washington School (added 1994 - - #94001502)
Also known as Head Start Building
529 S. Locust St. , Monroe City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Epple Construction Co., Bonsack and Pearce
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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