Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Listed
September 8, 2010
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
10000723

About this property

Courthouse–Seminary Neighborhood Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The district encompasses 121 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in a predominantly residential section of Cape Girardeau. It developed between about 1848 and 1948, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, Late Gothic Revival, American Craftsman, and Art Deco style architecture. The district contains 1 1/2 and 2 1/2-story brick single-family homes, with multi-family homes and a few commercial buildings dispersed throughout. Located in the district is the separately listed Robert Felix and Elma Taylor Wichterich House, William Henry and Lilla Luce Harrison House, Huhn-Harrison House, B'Nai Israel Synagogue, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, August and Amalia Shivelbine House, Glenn House, House at 323 Themis Street, and George Boardman Clark House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
37.30720, -89.52391

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

Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District
Civil War
0.1 mi
Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
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0.1 mi
Himmelberger and Harrison Building
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0.1 mi
Marquette Hotel
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0.1 mi
Broadway and North Fountain Street Historic District
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0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Marmaduke's Raid on Cape Girardeau
1863Civil War
0.3 mi
Battle of Cape Girardeau
1863Civil War
0.3 mi

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When was Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District listed on the National Register?

Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District?

Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District?

The period of significance for Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1848.

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