Chillicothe Commercial Historic District
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. The district encompasses 24 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Chillicothe. It developed between about 1889 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Italianate, Beaux Arts, Mission Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable buildings include the Scruby Brothers Building (1893), S. A. Stone Building (c. 1894), Dairy Creme Building (c. 1950), Strand Coffee Shop Building (1936), Strand Hotel and Garage (1925), Norman & Jarvis Funeral Home Building (c. 1916), Empire Theatre (1916), Chillicothe Post Office/Federal Building (1916), Grace & Simpson Apartments (1916), and Loomis Building/Chillicothe Post Office (1898).[2]
Chillicothe Commercial Historic District | |
 450 Locust, January 2008 | |
  Chillicothe Commercial Historic District  Chillicothe Commercial Historic District | |
| Location | Roughly bounded Clay, Ann, Washington, and Locust Sts., Chillicothe, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′32″N 93°33′09″W |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | US Treasury, Supervising Architect |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Italianate, Commercial Block |
| MPS | Chillicothe, Missouri MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001176[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 2002 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Becky L. Snider (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chillicothe Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 8 photographs) and Site map
