Jackson Uptown Commercial Historic District Explained

Jackson Uptown Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:37.3825°N -89.6683°W
Architect:P.H. Weathers
Architecture:Early Commercial, Classical Revival
Added:February 1, 2006
Refnum:05001562

Jackson Uptown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district of Jackson. It developed between about 1880 and 1953, and includes representative examples of Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Cape Girardeau County Savings Bank (c. 1885, 1952), Kertsners's Drug Store (c. 1900), Cape Girardeau County Courthouse (c. 1906–1908) designed by P.H. Weathers, and Jones Drug Store (c. 1885, 1908).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jackson Uptown Commercial Historic District. 2016-10-01. Melinda Winchester. PDF. May 2005. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.