List of Art Deco architecture in Missouri explained

This is a list of buildings that are examples of the Art Deco architectural style in Missouri, United States.

Cape Girardeau

• 2 North Fountain, Courthouse–Seminary Neighborhood Historic District, Cape Girardeau, 1940
• Broadway Theater, Broadway Commercial Historic District, Cape Girardeau, 1921
• Esquire Theater, Cape Girardeau, 1947

Columbia

• Columbia National Guard Armory, Columbia, 1940
• Doctor's Building, Columbia, 1940s
• Metropolitan Building, Eighth and Broadway Historic District, Columbia, 1930
• National Guard Armory, Columbia, 1940

Hannibal

• Crescent Jewelers, Hannibal, 1920s
• Fifth Street Baptist Church Welcome Center, Hannibal
• Kresge Building, Broadway District, Hannibal, 1931

Jefferson City

• 209 Adams (former A&P Grocery Store), Capitol Avenue Historic District, Jefferson City, 1939
• Prince Edward Apartments, 208 Marshall, Capitol Avenue Historic District, Jefferson City, 1930
• Tergin Apartment Building, Jefferson City, 1939

Kansas City

• 909 Walnut, Kansas City, 1931
• 925 Grand, Kansas City, 1921
• Bartle Hall Pylons, Kansas City, 1994
• F. W. Woolworth Building, Kansas City, 1928
• Hotel Phillips, Kansas City
• Jackson County Courthouse, Kansas City, 1934
• Kansas City City Hall, Kansas City, 1937
• Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, 1994
• Kansas City Power and Light Building, Kansas City, 1931
• Katz Drug Building, Kansas City, 1938
• Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 1936
• National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, 1926
• St. Stephen Baptist Church, Kansas City, 1947
• Switzer School, Kansas City, 1939
• Tower Dry Cleaners and Laundry, Kansas City, 1944
• United States Courthouse and Post Office, Kansas City, 1939

St. Joseph

• 901 Jules, St. Joseph, 1950
• Benton High School, St. Joseph, 1940
• Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph, 1927
• Regal Cinema (now furniture store), St. Joseph, 1926
• Trail Theater, St. Joseph, 1951
• United States Post Office and Courthouse, St. Joseph, 1938

St. Louis

• A & P Food Stores Building, St. Louis, 1940
• ABC Auto Sales and Investment Company Building, St. Louis, 1927
• Continental Life Building, St. Louis, 1930
• DeBaliviere Building, St. Louis, 1928
• Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1929
• Jewel Box, St. Louis, 1936
• Shell Building, St. Louis
• Southwestern Bell Building, St. Louis, 1926
• Tom-Boy Supermarket (now LeGrand's Market), St. Louis, 1936
• Vestal Chemical Company, St. Louis, 1920s
• Victor Creamery Company (now Vandeventer Building), St. Louis, 1935

Sedalia

• 218 Ohio, Sedalia Commercial Historic District, Sedalia
• Boonslick Regional Library, Sedalia
• Fox Theater Event Center, Sedalia, 1940
• Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, 1941
• Sedalia National Bank, 301 S. Ohio, Sedalia Commercial Historic District, Sedalia, 1929
• Uptown Theatre, 225 Ohio Street, Sedalia, 1936

Other cities

• 66 Drive-In, Carthage, 1949
• 113 East Main, Fredericktown Courthouse Square Historic District, Fredericktown, 1931
• 135 West Main, Fredericktown Courthouse Square Historic District, Fredericktown, 1926
• 417 Logan, (former Arnold and Mills Lumber Yard), Chillicothe Commercial Historic District, Chillicothe
• Avenue Theater, Courthouse Square Historic District, West Plains, 1950
• Big Pump, Maryville, 1937
• Boots Motel, Carthage, 1939
• Clay County Courthouse, Liberty, 1936
• Daily Express Building, Kirksville, 1936
• DeKalb County Courthouse, Maysville, 1939
• Dexter Gymnasium, Dexter, 1940
• Esquire Theater, Richmond Heights, 1939
• Fayette City Park Swimming Pool, Fayette, 1940
• Glen Theatre, 1415 South Main Street, Joplin, 1937^[1]
• Hall of Waters, Excelsior Springs, 1934
• Howell County Courthouse, Courthouse Square Historic District, West Plains, 1937
• Huffman Auto Sales, Macon
• La Plata station, La Plata, 1945
• Miller-Star Opera House (now Lewis Street Playhouse), Canton, 1893
• Moberly Junior High School, Moberly, 1930
• Municipal Auditorium, Moberly, 1939
• Plaza Hotel, Trenton, 1930
• Renick School, Renick, 1943
• Ritz Theatre (now Finke Theatre), California, 1937
• Rodgers Theatre Building, Poplar Bluff, 1949
• Route Sixty Six Theater (former Newland Hotel), Downtown Webb City Historic District, Webb City, 1891 and 1925
• State Theater, Mound City, 1938
• Uptown Theatre, Carrollton, 1936
• Walt Theatre, New Haven Commercial Historic District, New Haven, 1940

See also

• List of Art Deco architecture
• List of Art Deco architecture in the United States

References

• "Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings." Roadside Architecture.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
• "Art Deco Buildings in Tulsa". Tulsa Preservation Commission. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
• "Art Deco Society of Boston, Art Deco Architecture, Art Deco Information". Retrieved 2019-01-03.
• Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2022-09-06
• "Court House Lover". Flickr. Retrieved 2022-09-06
• "New Deal Map". The Living New Deal. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
• "SAH Archipedia". Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 2021-11-21.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ratcliffe . A. . Thompson . Adele Nutz . Glen Theatre in Joplin, MO – Cinema Treasures . 2022-09-09 . cinematreasures.org.