Historic District H - Boonville, MO
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N 38° 58.651 W 092° 43.757
15S E 523449 N 4314316
Also known as Missouri Training School for Boys District, as it was then. Today it is a Missouri State Prison.
Waymark Code: WM160M2
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2022
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County of district: Cooper County
Location of district: E. Morgan St. & Reformatory Dr. & Locust St., Boonville
Built/Established: 1887
Architect: Unknown
This historic district, District H, lies to the east of the city proper but
within the city limits. It is in the East central section of the multiple
resource area. All the buildings are located on property owned by the State of
Missouri. The district included only a small section of land actually used by
the Missouri Training School for Boys ...
Established in 1887, the school has had a constant period of development.
Though the majority of buildings are vernacular due to size and institutional
function, several examples of the prominent styles are evident and include the
Second Empire Administration Building (#4); several Queen Anne buildings,
including the Group House (#1) and Stone, Stephens and Dockery Cottages (#10,
11, 12); and Bungalow affinities are evident on the Superintendent's Residence
(#5).
" ... The campus area is noted for its gentle rolling terrain, large
scattered hardwoods, and a general quadrangle complex. This quadrangle area
and a group of work buildings to the north form the two basic groupings of
buildings. A factor effecting the cohesive quality of this district is the use
of brick construction and high quality workmanship and design. In the period
before 1930, all of the buildings except #4 were built by labor of the
incarcerated youths. All the bricks were burned at the School's brickyard and
the millwork was furnished by the School's carpentry shop. Since the School's
policy originally was self-sufficiency, ... " ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Historic District H, also known as the Missouri Training School for Boys District, is a national historic district located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings associated with the Missouri Training School for Boys. The district includes representative examples of Late Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Administration Building (1890), Superintendent's Residence (1910-1917), Dining Hall (1890s), Commissary (1910-1917), and Barn (1890s, 1931)" ~ Wikipedia