ElsberryLincoln County Elsberry’s old calaboose was constructed c.1896 using limestone donated by local resident, Ira Smith from his rock quay on Page Branch Creek. Local citizen Effie Watts, a member…Continue readingOld Calaboose Jail
BloomfieldSToddard County This house was constructed some time between 1845 and 1849 for Henry Miller, a civic leader and merchant who was prominent in the early swamp land reclamation movement…Continue readingThe Henry Miller House
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…Continue readingThe Russell Hotel
St. JosephBuchanan County Update: Unfortunately the Livestock Exchange was finally demolished in 2023. The St. Joseph Livestock Exchange Building is a significant as one of the last remaining buildings of…Continue readingLivestock Exchange Building
