Livestock Exchange Building (St. Joseph, Missouri) Explained

Livestock Exchange Building
Coordinates:39.7206°N -94.8694°W
Built:-1899
Architect:Eckel, Edmond J.
Builder:Buddy, Phillip P.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:April 20, 2004
Refnum:04000342

Livestock Exchange Building is a historic commercial building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1898–1899. It is a four-story, red brick and stone building with Neoclassical style ornamentation. Also on the property are two contributing multi-car garages and a loading platform. The building was once considered the crown jewel in the vast stockyards and packinghouses on the south side of St. Joseph.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Livestock Exchange Building. 2016-09-01. Becky L. Snider. PDF. February 2004 . Missouri Department of Natural Resources.