Kirksville Courthouse Square Historic District Explained

Kirksville Courthouse Square Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:40.1956°N -92.5836°W
Architect:Kirsch, Robert G.; Dunbar, Irwin
Architecture:Romanesque, Italianate, neo-classical revival
Added:May 21, 2009
Refnum:09000330

Kirksville Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Kirksville. It developed between 1883 and 1925, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Adair County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Union Meat Market (c.1890; façade c. 1905), Irwin Davis Sheet Metal Company (c. 1905), Baxter-Miller Apartment Building (1925), Ivie's Hotel (1883), and Pickler's Famous Store (1887).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kirksville Courthouse Square Historic District. 2016-09-01. Todd Kuhns and Cole Woodcox. PDF. January 2009. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.