Missouri Preservation

Joplin, MissouriJasper County Joplin’s Carnegie Library is one of the earliest libraries in Missouri to be funded by the eminent philanthropist. The library movement in Joplin began as early as…Continue readingJoplin Carnegie Library

Lee’s Summit, MissouriJackson County With three-foot exterior walls of coursed limestone, the Ice House at 203 SE Green Street is a unique example of utilitarian commercial architecture from the late…Continue reading1896 Ice House

St. Peters, MissouriSt. Charles, County All that remains of the original John Gue Homestead at 115 Main Street is a small smokehouse. It was built in 1830 and utilized by…Continue readingOld Smokehouse

St. Joseph, MissouriBuchanan County Located in Saint Joseph’s Patee Town National Register Historic District, the R. L. McDonald Manufacturing Company Warehouse at 1122 Penn Street stands as a reminder of…Continue readingR. L. McDonald Manufacturing Co. Warehouse

Sikeston, MissouriScott County When Southeast Missouri farmers began planting cotton in the 1920s, many African American families seeking jobs moved north. Those that settled in Sikeston were soon segregated into…Continue readingLincoln Junior High School

Kansas City, MissouriJackson County While the Streetcar has done much for revitalization efforts along Main Street in Kansas City, the extension of the line beyond Union Station to 51st Street…Continue readingCommmercial Buildings on Main Street