LexingtonLafayette County Having lost the Grand Opera House to fire in the 1920s, the citizens of Lexington and Lafayette County were without a centerpiece for classical entertainment until the construction…Continue readingLexington Municipal Auditorium
FredericktownMadison County The first railroad depot to be built in Fredericktown, the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot (1869) served as the town’s only freight and passenger depot…Continue readingSt. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad Depot
Kansas CityJackson County Wheatley-Provident Hospital is the sole surviving hospital building in Kansas City that was established for and run by the African-American community during the period of 1902 to…Continue readingWheatley-Provident Hospital
Statewide Missouri’s historic buildings tell the stories of the diverse spectrum of people who have lived in our state for hundreds of years. The variety of resources left by these…Continue readingAfrican American Schools of Missouri
ParkvillePlatte County The Banneker School, built in 1885, was the first African-American school constructed in Platte County. Students came from as far away as twenty miles to attend the one-room…Continue readingBanneker School
VandaliaAudrain County Lincoln School was built in 1928 to educate a growing population of African-American children of Vandalia. It was one of the largest African-American schools to serve a small,…Continue readingLincoln School — Vandalia
