Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery

Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri
Listed
July 16, 2012
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
12000416

About this property

Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery is a historic school building and cemetery located near Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri. The Cave Spring School was built about 1840, and reconstructed in 1875. It is a one-story brick building with a steeply pitched front gable and a wood shingle roof. It features a full-width hipped roof porch, added in about 1937. Associated with the school are two stone privies. The cemetery contains more than 420 marked graves dating from 1840 to the present. The school and cemetery are the last remnants of the Cave Spring community. The school building served as the temporary Jasper County Courthouse from October 1865 to September 1866. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

4323 Cty. Rd. 4
Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri
37.11380, -94.06404

Categories

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Sources

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When was Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery?

Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery?

The period of significance for Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1840.

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