Fayette Courthouse Square Historic District Explained

Fayette Courthouse Square Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:39.1458°N -92.6825°W
Architect:Etz, Carl; Davis, A.F., et al.
Architecture:Italianate, Second Empire, Romanesque
Added:February 5, 1998
Refnum:98000069

Fayette Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Fayette, Howard County, Missouri. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fayette. It developed between about 1828 and 1947 and includes representative examples of Second Empire, Italianate, and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Dr. Uriel S. Wright Office. Other notable buildings include the Fayette Public Library (1914), City Hall (1925), New Opera House Block (1903), A. F. Davis Bank (c. 1885), Commercial Bank (1910), The New Century Block Building (1902), Bell Block Building (1883), U.S. Post Office Building (1925), Howard County Jail and Residence (c. 1889-1894), and Howard County Courthouse (1887).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fayette Courthouse Square Historic District. 2017-01-01. unknown. PDF. n.d.. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 16 photographs from 1997) and Site map