Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, also known as the Old Administration Building, is a historic experiment station building located near Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1900. It is a 1+12-story, Tudor Revival style red brick building on a limestone block foundation. It measures 42 feet 5 inches (12.93 m) by 59 feet 10 inches (18.24 m). The building features a bellcast roof with pedimented gables, large scrolled brackets, and a squat round corner tower with a conical roof.[2]

Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station is located in Missouri
Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station is located in the United States
Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
Nearest cityNorth of Mountain Grove off U.S. Route 60, near Mountain Grove, Missouri
Coordinates37°9′11″N 92°15′45″W / 37.15306°N 92.26250°W / 37.15306; -92.26250
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectHenry H. Hohenschild
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.79001398[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Quick, David; Davidson, Hugh (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. p. 2. Retrieved March 1, 2017. (includes 7 photographs)