Clinton Square Historic District - Clinton, Missouri
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N 38° 22.215 W 093° 46.620
15S E 432125 N 4247182
This Historic District is centered on the Henry County Courthouse and Square - 100 West Jefferson in Clinton, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMKAAB
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The Clinton Square Historic District is located in the city of Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. Consisting of 1 National Register listed, 64 contributing and 21 noncontributing resources, the district includes the courthouse square and commercial properties facing Main Street on the east, Jefferson on the south, Washington on the west, and Franklin on the north. Second, Grand River, Water, and Green streets run parallel to the four square streets respectively. The periphery of the district includes a mix of residential, commercial, and public land uses, but has no contiguous grouping of historic properties. Clinton is the county seat of Henry County and the district includes the Henry County Courthouse as well as the largest intact portion of Clinton's historic central business district. The buildings are primarily one or two story brick commercial blocks with flat roofs constructed between 1885 and 1950; only a few properties in the downtown predate this period. The properties were historically mixed use with commercial, office, public, social, and residential purposes. They are primarily vernacular commercial designs with some Victorian and Italianate styling. In some cases the facades have been modified but the overall integrity of the district ha; been maintained to a high degree. Most of the buildings are deep, in some cases half of the block, and share walls with neighboring buildings. Of the 83 buildings, one is listed, 62 are classified as contributing and 20 as non-contributing. The historic water fountain and bandstand on the Courthouse Square are included in the district as contributing resources, while the more recently erected war memorial is not. All of the streets, including those encircling the Courthouse Square, are concrete or asphalt. There is generous space for parking, wide sidewalks throughout the district, and a number of mature trees on the Courthouse green.

- National Register Application



Clinton Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. The district encompasses 62 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Clinton. It developed between about 1885 and 1957 and includes representative examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Building. Other notable buildings include the Fristoes Body Shop Office (c. 1905), Whitehead Consultants (c. 1905), Texas Room / Pit Stop Pub (c. 1890, 1940), State Farm Insurance (c. 1876), Montgomery Ward (1940s), J.C. Penney / Brownsbergers / Eberting's Main Street Central (c. 1890s, 1940), Old City Hall (1891), Delozier Building (1887), Crest Cinema (c. 1950), Henry County Courthouse (c. 1893), and the Bandstand on Courthouse Square (c. 1921).

- Clinton Square Historic District Wikipedia page



Contributing Buildings Waymarked
 
100 W Franklin Bandstand
100 W Franklin Fountain
100 W Franklin Henry County Courthouse
103 W Franklin Mike Keith Insurance Building
105 W Franklin Eberting's/Mike Keith Insurance Building
123 W Franklin Graham's Time Jewelry
125 W Franklin Gift Box/Coffee Central
127 W Franklin Dorman Building/Uchie's Restaurant
129 W Franklin Crews Fashions/Parks Law Firm
131 W Franklin Vincent's Shoes
133 W Franklin McFarland Sewing Center
135 W Franklin Keil's Jewelry
137 W Franklin Weaver Law Office
201 W Franklin Delozier Building
102 W Jefferson Link
100 W Jefferson Link
104 W Jefferson Link
114 W Jefferson Link
122 W Jefferson Ortner - Burnham Building
132 W Jefferson Link
136 W Jefferson Link
138-140 W Jefferson Link
100 N Main Link
102 N Main Link
106-108 N Main Link
110 N Main Link
114 N Main Link
116 N Main Link
124-126 N Main Link
128-130 N Main Link
132-134 N Main Link
100 S Main Link
102 S Main Link
104 S Main Link
106 S Main Link
108 S Main Link
112 S Main Link
114 S Main Link
116 S Main Link
118 S Main Link
120 S Main Link
128 S Main Link
130 S Main Link
140 S Main Livingston Building
108 N Washington     Motor Company
111 N Washington Shirley's Styling Salon
112 N Washington Crest Cinema/Theater
113 N Washington Wizard Lawn, Landscape, and Nursery
105 S Washington Link
107 S Washington Link
109 S Washington Link
113 S Washington Sherwin Williams
121 S Washington Link
123 S Washington Link
129 S Washington Link
131 S Washington Link
133 S Washington Link
135 S Washington Clinton Eye
137 S Washington R & L Radio
206 S Washington Link
212 S Washington Democrat Publishing Company
216 S Washington City Hall
Street address:
Washington, Jefferson, Main, & Franklin Streets
Clinton, MO USA
64735


County / Borough / Parish: Henry

Year listed: 2007

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government

Current function: Commerce/Trade, Government

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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