2005 Most Endangered… The MKT Railroad Bridge 11/10/200511/17/2020 BoonvilleCooper & Howard Counties This bridge constitutes the only Missouri river crossing for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) railroad. It has a unique vertical lift span design to allow easy passage of…
2005 Most Endangered… The Rotunda 11/10/200511/17/2020 HermannGasconade County This red-brick octagon is on the National Register of Historic Places and was constructed as part of a fairground by the Gasconade County Agricultural Association to provide a…
2005 Most Endangered… Courthouses Across Missouri 11/10/200511/17/2020 Specifically:Clark County CourthouseKahokaClark County Historic Preservation continues to be threatened by sections of the Missouri State Legislature. This past session, the Senate, but not the House, passed a bill to…
2005 Most Endangered… Civil War Battlefields Across Missouri 11/10/200511/17/2020 Specifically:Little Blue Battlefield (1864)Independence, Jackson CountyThe Wilson's Creek Battlefield (1861)Green and Christian Counties A battle in October 1864 was fought on the banks of the Little Blue River between some…
2005 Most Endangered… Andrew Baker House 11/10/200511/17/2020 DesLogeSt. Francois County The Andrew Baker house dates to 1794 and was built by prominent merchant Andrew Baker. The log house consisted of two large front rooms, one on the…
2005 Most Endangered… Cave Spring School 11/09/200511/17/2020 SarcoxieJasper County Cave Spring School is a one-room schoolhouse located in rural Sarcoxie, MO. It was once described as “standing on a grassy knoll, overlooking the green valley owned by…
