2010 Most Endangered… Chariton County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence 11/12/201011/17/2020 KeytesvilleChariton County The Chariton County Jail and Sheriff’s Residence was constructed in 1906 and was in continuous use for over ninety years. Its original architect specified that all materials for…
2010 Most Endangered… Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church 05/18/201011/17/2020 LexingtonLafayette County Constructed in 1870, this stately Romanesque style building was once home to the largest African-American religious congregation in Lafayette County. Through the years the enrollment declined, the church…
2010 Most Endangered… The Russell Hotel 05/18/201011/17/2020 CharlestonMississippi County The red brick and terra cotta Russell Hotel was built in 1917 by Congressman Joseph J. Russell at a cost of $50,000.00. This three-story block on a raised…
2010 Most Endangered… Rock Mechanics Laboratory — Former Missouri Trachoma Hospital 05/18/201011/17/2020 RollaPhelps County This former hospital building was constructed in 1939 with funds allocated to the United States Public Health Service to combat Trachoma. This disease which affects the eyes was…
2010 Most Endangered… Odessa Public School Building of 1912 05/18/201011/17/2020 OdessaLafayette County In 2008 the public school district sought to build a new upper elementary school, move the students from this building and sell it to the City of Odessa. …
2010 Most Endangered… Former Missouri State Penitentiary 05/18/201011/17/2020 Jefferson CityCole County This complex of buildings was constructed between the 1830s and the 1930s. Up until the time of its closing in 2004, it was the oldest prison west of…
