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MISSOURI - Cape Girardeau County - Historic Districts

Big Hill Farmstead Historic District (added 1999 - Cape Girardeau County - #99001598) Also known as Fairy Lawn 2246 MO PP, Jackson (1297 acres, 4 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Other, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Broadway and North Fountain Street Historic District (added 2003 - Cape Girardeau County - #03000654) 320-400 Broadway and 221 North Fountain St., Cape Girardeau (30 acres, 3 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Financial Institution, Professional, Road-Related, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Professional, Warehouse Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - Cape Girardeau County - #00000820) 100 Blk. of N. Main St. and 100 Blk. of Broadway, Cape Girardeau (16 acres, 17 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Social Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store Haarig Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - Cape Girardeau County - #00000819) Along sections of the 600 Blk. of Good Hope St. and 300 Blk. of S. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau (11 acres, 13 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Italianate Area of Significance: European, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social Historic Sub-function: Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Specialty Store Jackson Uptown Commercial Historic District (added 2006 - Cape Girardeau County - #05001562) Roughly bounded by Court, Main, Missouir and High Sts., Jackson (30 acres, 23 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Classical Revival, Early Commercial Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government Historic Sub-function: Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government Current Sub-function: Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store Warehouse Row Historic District (added 2004 - Cape Girardeau County - #04001285) 19 N. Water St., Cape Girardeau (less then 1 acres, 3 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Social Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Storage, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Restaurant

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