Missouri - Newton County
Newton County Missouri has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include George Washington Carver National Monument, Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment, First Battle of Newtonia Historic District, Jolly Mill and Second Battle of Newtonia Site.

Several famous people are associated with these Newton County historic places including George Washington Carver and Mathew H. Ritchey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Newton County places including Neal C. Davis, J.B. Wagor and Mathew H. Ritchey. Prominent architectural styles found in Newton Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment (added 2009 - - #09000302)
3347 1/2 Oak Ridge Dr. , Joplin
Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Other, Law
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
More Information:
First Battle of Newtonia Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000697)
Jct. of MO 86 and MO 0 , Newtonia
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Cemetery, Natural Feature, Water-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Natural Feature, Water-Related
More Information:
George Washington Carver National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000114)
3 mi. S of Monument , Diamond
Ocuish, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Carver,George Washington
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Institutional Housing, Museum, Park
More Information:
Jolly Mill (added 1983 - - #83004021)
SW of Pierce City , Pierce City
Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
More Information:
Lentz-Carter Merchandise Store (added 2008 - - #08000799)
Also known as Lentz-Carter Merchandise Store
744 Ozark St. , Stella
Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Neosho Colored School (added 2017 - - #100000887)
639 Young Street, Neosho
Pennwarren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Carver, George Washington
Area of Significance:
Black, Ethnic Heritage, Education
Period of Significance:
1872-1891 AD
Neosho Commercial Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000722)
Along sections of Main, Spring, Washington and Wood Sts. , Neosho
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis, Neal C.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Museum, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
Neosho Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000323)
114, 116, 118-120, 120 and 124-126 S. Wood St. , Neosho
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
Neosho High School (added 2002 - - #02000906)
Also known as Neosho Intermediate School
W. McCord and N. Wood Sts. , Neosho
Snyder1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis, Neal C., Wagor, J.B.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Neosho Wholesale Grocery Company (added 2013 - - #13000171)
224 N Washington St., Neosho
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Ritchey, Mathew H., House (added 1978 - - #78003399)
Also known as "Mansion House," Belle Starr House
Mill St. , Newtonia
Hog Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ritchey,Mathew H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Ritchey,Mathew H.
Significant Year:
1840
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Second Baptist Church (added 1996 - - #95001495)
Also known as Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
430 W. Grant St. , Neosho
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Second Battle of Newtonia Site (added 2004 - - #04000698)
Roughly an area NW,SW and SE of jct. of MO 86 and Rte 0 at Newtonia , Newtonia
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Natural Feature, Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Natural Feature, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
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