Missouri - Platte County
Platte County Missouri has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Weston Historic District, Babcock Site, Deister Archeological Site, McCormick Distillery and Missouri District Warehouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Woodland, Hopewell, Late Woodland, Middle Hopewell, Mississippian, Kansas City Focus, Et Al., Steed-Kisker Focus and Middle Mississippian dating back to 499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Platte County places including John Alexander Waddell, Hufford Construction Co., Charles Patrick Breen, A.M. Mattoon, John Sanford, James Oliver Hogg, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Peter McDuff, Wilson, Morris and Crain & Anderson. Prominent architectural styles found in Platte Country are Federal, Late Gothic Revival and Late Victorian.

Babcock Site (added 1973 - - #73001049)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23PL43
Address Restricted , Waldron
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Woodland, Hopewell
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Banneker, Benjamin, School (added 1995 - - #95001115)
31 W. Eighth St. , Parkville
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Deister Archeological Site (added 1970 - - #70000347)
Also known as Archaeological Survey of Missouri Number 23-PL-2
Address Restricted , Kansas City
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland, Middle Hopewell, Mississippian
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Krause, Frederick, Mansion (added 1978 - - #78001672)
Also known as Ben Ferrel Platte County Museum
3rd and Harrel Ferrel Dr. , Platte City
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Mackay Building (added 1979 - - #79001389)
Also known as Mackay Hall
Park College , Parkville
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hogg,James Oliver, Breen,Patrick
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
School
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McCormick Distillery (added 1974 - - #74001090)
MO JJ , Weston
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
Missouri District Warehouse (added 2010 - - #10000476)
Also known as Weston Tobacco Warehouse, Weston Burley House No. 1
357 Main St , Weston
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Storage, Warehouse
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Processing, Storage, Warehouse
More Information:
Platte County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001390)
3rd and Main Sts. , Platte City
Kbh3rd, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDuff,Peter
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Pleasant Ridge United Baptist Church (added 2002 - - #02000162)
Jct. of MO P and Woodruff Rd. , Weston
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sanford, John
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Renner Village Archeological Site (added 1969 - - #69000123)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23PL1
Address Restricted , Riverside
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Kansas City Focus, Hopewell, Et Al.
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
Scott, Charles Smith, Memorial Observatory (added 1992 - - #92000625)
Also known as Park College Observatory
8700 River Park Dr. , Parkville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Breen,Charles Patrick, Mattoon,A.M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Science, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Research Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Sugar Creek Site (added 1973 - - #73001050)
Also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23PL44
Address Restricted , Weston
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Steed-Kisker Focus, Middle Mississippian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
TWA Administrative Offices Building (added 2007 - - #07001157)
11500 Ambassador Dr. , Kansas City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson, Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Waddell "A" Truss Bridge (added 1991 - - #90002173)
Also known as Linn Branch Creek Bridge
English Landing Park, over Rush Cr. , Parkville
Dual Freq, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Waddell,John Alexander
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church (added 1992 - - #92001055)
1137 West St. , Parkville
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Breen,Charles Patrick
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Weston Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000727)
Roughly bounded by Summit, Rock, Market and Ashley , Weston
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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