East Columbia Historic District - Farmington, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The East Columbia Historic District, in Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, is significant under Criteria A and C, in the areas of Commerce, Architecture, and Politics/Government, with a local level of significance. District boundaries encompass one of the two most intact groupings of historic resources in the civic and commercial center of Farmington.2 Downtown Farmington has been a local and regional center of commerce since the town was founded in the early 1820s, and the buildings in the district reflect all major periods of historic commercial development in the community. Architectural styles in the district include Late Victorian, Craftsman, and Beaux Arts, and the most common building type is the two-part commercial block. Individual properties of note include the ca. 1879 Tetley Jewelry Store, one of the oldest and best-known commercial buildings in Farmington, and the 1932 Farmington Post Office, a large Beaux Arts style building which continues to serve in its original function. Another notable building is the ca. 1899 Henry Meyer Building, which was designed by Louis Miller, an architect who was active in the region around the turn of the century. The overall level of integrity among district properties is high; 10 of the 11 buildings found there are contributing. Construction dates range from ca. 1879 to 1932; the period of significance runs from ca. 1879 to 1954, the arbitrary fifty year cut-off date. The buildings of the East Columbia Historic District look and function today much as they did in the early 1900s, and as a group, they strongly evoke their period of significance." ~ Historic District National Register Nomination Form

Street address: S side of East Columbia:14-122 E. Columbia, N side:101-103 and 117-119 E. Columbia Farmington, Missouri County / Borough / Parish: St. Francois County Year listed: 2004 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Funerary, 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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