Sedalia Commercial Historic District Explained

Sedalia Commercial Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:38.7072°N -93.2281°W
Architecture:Romanesque, Italianate, Art Deco, et al.
Added:June 28, 2001, May 21, 2010 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:01000687, 10000277 (Boundary Increase)

The Sedalia Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It encompasses 102 contributing buildings in the central business district of Sedalia. The district developed between about 1870 and 1959, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Romanesque Revival, and Art Deco architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Hotel Bothwell, Building at 217 West Main Street, and Missouri/Sedalia Trust Company. Other notable buildings include the First United Methodist Church (1888-1891), Pettis County Courthouse (1924), Anheuser Busch Bottling Works (c. 1883, 1892), the New Lona Theater (1920), Citizens National Bank Building (c. 1908), Third National Bank (1929), Federal Building (1930), Montgomery Ward Building (1936), the Uptown Theatre (1936), Missouri Pacific Depot (c. 1952), and Central Presbyterian Church (New Creation Bible Church, c. 1910).[1] [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, with a boundary increase in 2010 and amendment in 2016.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sedalia Commercial Historic District . 2017-02-01. Alice Edwards, Karen Kummer, and Joseph Gallagher. PDF. n.d.. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 19 photographs) and Site map
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sedalia Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) . 2017-02-01. Rhonda Chalfant. PDF. May 2009. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 23 photographs from 2009)
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sedalia Commercial Historic District (Amendment) . 2017-02-01. Rhonda Chalfant. PDF. February 2016. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 29 photographs from 2016)
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2016-09-23. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/12/16 through 9/16/16. National Park Service.