Locust Street Historic District - Washington, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 33.409 W 091° 00.512
15S E 673522 N 4269478
In the center of the district is a former high school, I used that to locate the site.
Waymark Code: WMYG12
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2018
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County of district: Franklin County
Location of district: E. Front, E. 5th, Jefferson, and Hooker Sts. , Washington
Created: 2000
"The Locust Street Historic District in Washington, Franklin County, Missouri consists of
several square blocks of primarily residential properties, covering approximately 40 acres. The
district is located due east of the downtown business district and abuts the Downtown
Washington Historic District along Market between East Front Street and East First Street. The
Locust Street District is being proposed as a separate district from the Downtown Washington
District because it is almost exclusively a residential neighborhood whereas the Downtown
Washington District primarily contains commercial buildings. The Locust Street Historic District
is roughly bounded by East Main Street on the north, East Fifth Street on the South, Jefferson
Street on the west and Hooker Street on the east. The boundaries of the district encompass the
intact areas of the neighborhood which are west of Hooker St. and north of East Fifth Street.
(See Figure One.) Nearly all of the buildings in the neighborhood are dwellings or related outbuildings. However, one business, one museum, one school, and two churches are located
within the district boundaries. The houses of the neighborhood range from small antebellum
Missouri-German dwellings to multi-story Victorian and Foursquare residences. There is a
large number of early twentieth century houses, including many intact Bungalows and
Foursquares.
"Altogether, there are 112 dwellings and/or businesses in the district, 92 of which are
contributing. Of the 45 outbuildings in the district, 31 are contributing. Contributing buildings in
the district date from 1839 to 1945. There is also one previously listed building in the district.
The neighborhood retains a high level of integrity. Of the 157 buildings in the district, 123 are
contributing.
"Overall, the buildings of the district exhibit a good cross section of construction dates and
building types, and reflect the historic contexts discussed in the Multiple Property Submission
cover document "Historic Resources of Washington, Missouri." All three of the major periods of
development, which were described in the cover document are represented. The district
contains 16 properties from Period I: Early Development and German Immigration: 1839-1870,
20 properties from Period II: The Golden Era: 1871-1904, and 67 properties from Period III:
Assimilation and Twentieth Century Development: 1905-1950. Property types discussed in the
cover document are also well represented. Contributing buildings include 1 Federal residence,
21 Vernacular Missouri-German dwellings , 5 Victorian houses, 12 Gabled Ells, 3 Narrow
Gabled Ells, 7 Gable Front houses, 12 Foursquares, 4 Pyramid Square dwellings, 4 Period
Revival houses, 22 Bungalows and 1 Commercial building. The buildings in the Locust Street
Historic District reflect city-wide patterns of architectural and social development and meet the
registration requirements set forth in the MPS cover document "Historic Resources of
Washington, Missouri." ~ NRHP Nomination Form