National Register of Historic Places

Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri
Listed
March 23, 2005
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
04000781

About this property

the Missouri Pacific Depot (1903), 100 Wyoming St., a one-story brick railroad depot; Sinclair Fuel and Service Station (c. 1950), 204 S. First St., one-story concrete block commercial building; Benson Brothers Lumber Company (1925), 215 S. First St., a brick, false front commercial block, plus a contributing shed; J. R. Prewitt & Sons Manufacturing, Inc. (c. 1926), 201C S. First St., a brick one-part commercial block, with broad stepped parapet walls; Knorpp's Opera House (c. 1880), 135 S. First St., a two-part commercial block; Wherritt Building (1924), 123 S. First St., brick one-part commercial block with a clipped corner entrance, surmounted by front facade parapet with modest crenellation; Booth Public Library (1948), 125 S. Lake St., a concrete block, one-story Modern Movement building with an irregular footprint; Municipal Power Plant (1939), 300 Commercial St., two-story brick government building, with brick pilasters, limestone windowsills and parapet coping, decorative limestone blocks, and soldier brick lintels; Pleasant Hill Post Office (1938), 124 S. Lake St., Colonial Revival brick one-part commercial block, with a stone belt course and parapet coping. Tucker Inn (1911), 306 Cedar St., brick two-part commercial block; People's Theatre (c.1909), 108-110 S. Lake, brick and reinforced concrete two-part commercial block, with a vertical neon sign and large entrance awning; Pleasant Hill City Hall (1959), 203 Paul St., low, horizontal-form building constructed of salmon-colored brick; Memorial Building (1948), 212 Cedar St., brick with a stepped front parapet, stone coping, and header brick windowsills. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri
38.78833, -94.27381

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District listed on the National Register?

Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District?

Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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