Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District - Pleasant Hill, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Dating from the late 1860s through the mid-twentieth century, most of Pleasant Hill's commercial buildings are simple structures of one or two stories. The traditional building material is dark red brick. Commercial building designs with various, sometimes subtle, stylistic references dominate the District. While the majority of contributing resources are one- and two-part commercial block buildings with no discernable style, thirteen resources (19 percent) represent a formal architectural style. These buildings retain architectural features and physical forms that reflect the design trends popular during their period of construction. The earliest of these buildings express the Late Victorian Italianate style through pressed metal, bracketed cornices and decorative cast-iron window hoods. Most of the high style buildings reflect the popularity of the various revival styles during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examples in the District include Jacobethan Revival, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival. Modern Movement buildings make up the balance of high style examples in Pleasant Hill, exhibiting the influences of the Moderne, An Deco, and International styles. The remaining fifty-five resources (81 percent) have no discernable style, with one- and two-part commercial blocks being the most dominant vernacular building type in the District.

Some facades have been altered with inappropriate infill or siding. The majority of changes reflect the modernization of the first-story display windows and entrances. The replacement of display windows and the covering of transoms above the storefronts are the most conspicuous alterations, although many alterations of this nature have left the original openings and spatial relationships of the storefront intact. Other changes are reversible, such as the addition of awnings and the application of wood or metal sheathing over the original openings. The second stories often retain their original integrity and are the principal means by which to identify the building's original appearance and style.

- National Register Application

The District is still in good shape. Almost all of the buildings are in use and retain the same character as the description.

Street address: Cedar St to First St; Commercial St to Boardman Pleasant Hill, MO USA 64080 County / Borough / Parish: Cass Year listed: 2005 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Current function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation 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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