Downtown Webb City Historic District

Downtown Webb City Historic District is a national historic district located at Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 43 contributing buildings in the central business district of Webb City. It developed between about 1883 and 1965 and includes representative examples of Italianate, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque Revival, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne style architecture. Located in the district is the previously listed Middle West Hotel. Other notable buildings include the National Bank (c. 1890), S. Morris Department Store (c. 1907), Morris Opera House and Royal Furniture Co. (c. 1890), The Unity Building and Merchant and Miners Bank (c. 1906), Aylor Building / Odd Fellow Hall (c. 1905), Mystic Theater (c. 1914), Newland Hotel (c. 1890), Dickenson Theater (c. 1928), Civic Theater (c. 1931), U.S. Post Office (c. 1916), and the Old U.S. Post Office / Wagner Building (c. 1907).[2]

Downtown Webb City Historic District
Carnegie Library in Webb City
Downtown Webb City Historic District is located in Missouri
Downtown Webb City Historic District
Downtown Webb City Historic District is located in the United States
Downtown Webb City Historic District
LocationRoughly N. and S. Main, E. and W. Broadway, Daugherty, E. Church, N. Tom, N. Liberty, and N. and S. Webb, Webb City, Missouri
Coordinates37°08′48″N 94°27′50″W / 37.14667°N 94.46389°W / 37.14667; -94.46389
Area12.36 acres (5.00 ha)
Builtc. 1883 (1883)
Architectural styleItalianate, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.14000427[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 2014

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/14/14 through 7/18/14. National Park Service. July 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Terri L. Foley (March 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Webb City Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 36 photographs from 2013-2014)