National Register of Historic Places - Missouri (MO), Cape Girardeau County

Cape Girardeau County Missouri (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort D, Big Hill Farmstead Historic District, Broadway and North Fountain Street Historic District, Broadway--Middle Commercial Historic District and Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase).

The famous person John Wesley Powell is associated with one of more of the Cape Girardeau County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cape Girardeau County places including Henry Flad, Works Progress Administration, John Wesley Powell, George P. et al Bartling and Walter P. Manske. Prominent architectural styles found in Cape Girardeau Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Early Commercial and Italianate.

Big Hill Farmstead Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001598)

Also known as Fairy Lawn, Fair Lawn

2246 MO PP , Jackson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

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 Commercial Historic District (added 2016 - - #15001017)

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Broadway and North Fountain Street Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000654)

320-400 Broadway and 221 North Fountain St. , Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

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

Broadway--Middle Commercial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000753)

500 Blk of Broadway and 100 blk of N. Middle St. , Cape Girardeau

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Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Medical Business/Office, Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling

Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13000672)

S. side 400 blk. of Broadway, Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000820)

100 Blk. of N. Main St. and 100 Blk. of Broadway , Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

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

Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2008 - - #08000808)

127 N. Water St. , Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Storage, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Courthouse--Seminary Neighborhood Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000723)

Roughly bounded by Middle, Themis, Main, Aquamsi, and Morgan Oaks St, Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Fort D (added 2019 - - #100004219)

920 Fort St., Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Powell, John Wesley, Flad, Henry, Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Other - Earthworks Fortification ? Redan, Rustic, Wpa Rustic

Historic Person:

Powell, John Wesley

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1937-1937 AD, 1861-1865 AD

Haarig Commercial Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000819)

Along sections of the 600 Blk. of Good Hope St. and 300 Blk. of S. Sprigg St. , Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

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 - - #05001562)

Roughly bounded by Court, Main, Missouir and High Sts. , Jackson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

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

Main--Spanish Commercial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001259)

Roughly the 100 blocks of Main and Spanish Sts. and adjacent portions of Themis and Independence , Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Social, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Organizational, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Warehouse Row Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001285)

19 N. Water St. , Cape Girardeau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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