Atchison County Memorial Building

Atchison County Memorial Building

Atchison County Memorial Building, July 2013
Location 417 S. Main St., Rock Port, Missouri
Coordinates 40°24′40″N 95°30′51″W / 40.41111°N 95.51417°W / 40.41111; -95.51417Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 95°30′51″W / 40.41111°N 95.51417°W / 40.41111; -95.51417
Area less than one acre
Built 1919 (1919)
Architect Hogg, James Oliver
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 87001578[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 1987

Atchison County Memorial Building is a historic building located at Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style reinforced concrete building on a raised basement. It measures approximately 107 feet deep and 63 feet wide. The front facade features four fluted Doric order columns that support an entabulature and frieze. It was built with support from the Missouri General Assembly to serve as a World War I memorial and a community centre.[2]:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary M. Stiritz (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Atchison County Memorial Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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