Fredericktown Courthouse Square Historic District - Fredericktown, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Fredericktown Courthouse Square Historic District includes a Lancaster Plan courthouse square. In the center of the square is a 2.5-story Second Renaissance Revival style courthouse constructed in 1900. The city’s courthouse square plan includes two main streets that extend perpendicular to the central square / courthouse: East/West Main Street and North/South Main Street. Streets extend from the center of the block, and vehicular traffic circles the courthouse square in a counterclockwise direction. The central town square measures 108 by 104 feet. The downtown district’s streets are paved with asphalt and extend from the courthouse to the east, west, north, and south. These streets hold one, two, and three-story brick commercial buildings constructed from the late nineteenth century through the early-to-mid 1940s. One building located northeast of the courthouse square was constructed ca. 1845, a limestone building historically used as a livery/stable. This property is the oldest extant building in the district. The National Register district holds 29 buildings, including the Madison County Courthouse that was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Two of the properties, 131-133 East Main Street and 135 West Main Street are non-contributing to the district due to their age/alterations that date to the 1970s. The district includes concrete sidewalks that border all of the streets in the district. Small patches of grassy areas are noted along South Main Street. Overall, the district is void of green space except for the small square surrounding the courthouse. Narrow alleys extend north/south from East and West Main Street, approximately one half block east and west of the courthouse square." - National Register Nomination

The buildings in the district are in general good to very good condition. Most buildings are in use for commercial or government uses.

Street address: 110-145 E. Main St., 106-125 W. Main St., 110-120 S. Main St. and Court Square Fredericktown , Missouri County / Borough / Parish: Madison Year listed: 2009 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 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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