National Register of Historic Places

Commercial Community Historic District

Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri
Listed
August 3, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83001025

About this property

Commercial Community Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. The district encompasses 106 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Lexington. It developed between about 1830 and 1930, and includes representative examples of Late Victorian and Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Lafayette County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Lexington Racquetball Club (former German Methodist Episcopal Church, c. 1878, 1910), Missouri Public Service Storage Building (former Baehrs Beer Cellar, c. 1871), Franklin Diner (c. 1900), Wright House (c. 1840), Goehner's Marbleworks (c. 1857), First Presbyterian Church (c. 1814, 1890), Municipal Auditorium (1930), Leiter Apartments (c. 1900), Lafayette County Sheriff's Office and Jail (1939), Morrison Wentworth Bank Building (c. 1870), and Winkler Theatre (c. 1925). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri
39.18682, -93.88171

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lafayette County Courthouse
Civil War
0.1 mi
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
0.2 mi
House at 1413 Lafayette St.
Pre Contact
0.2 mi
Highland Avenue Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi
Old Neighborhoods Historic District
Listed
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Lexington (1862 guerrilla)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Battle of Lexington (Missouri 1861)
1861Civil War
0.3 mi
Siege of Lexington (1861) – Hemp Bale Advance
1861Civil War
0.3 mi
Battle of Lexington (Hemp Bales)
1861Civil War
0.3 mi

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When was Commercial Community Historic District listed on the National Register?

Commercial Community Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Commercial Community Historic District?

Commercial Community Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Commercial Community Historic District?

The period of significance for Commercial Community Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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