Building at 217 West Main Street explained

Building at 217 West Main Street
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:38.7109°N -93.2294°W
Built:, 1906
Architecture:Italianate
Added:October 24, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96001189

Building at 217 West Main Street, also known as the Open Door Service Center Building, is a historic commercial building located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, US. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Italianate style brick building. A wing was added in 1906. It features a decorative metal cornice and three round arched windows. The building is known to have housed a brothel in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It is located in the Sedalia Commercial Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Building at 217 West Main Street . 2017-02-01. Rhonda Chalfant . PDF. July 1996. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 10 photographs from 1996)