Museum Hill Historic District, St. Joseph

Name: Museum Hill Historic District
Address: St. Joseph, United States

#45 among attractions in St. Joseph

Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Tudor Revival architecture

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Museum Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 248 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of St. Joseph. It developed between about 1860 and 1942, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Robidoux School. Other notable buildings include the First Congregational Church, Francis Street Methodist Church, First Baptist Church designed by architect Edmond Jacques Eckel, United Presbyterian Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, First English Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Queen of the Apostles Roman Catholic Church designed by Eckel. ()

Coordinates: 39°45'56"N, 94°50'43"W

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Museum Hill Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Townsend & Wall, St Joseph Public Library.

1.4 miNE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph
36 min walk • The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art is an art museum located in St. Joseph, Missouri. The museum is in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. William Albrecht at 2818 Frederick Avenue. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art has an extensive collection of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century American art.
~1510 ftW
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
8 min walk • The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
0.4 miW
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
11 min walk • Townsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983. It is listed as a contributing building to the St. Joseph Commerce and Banking Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1030 ftNW
Library
St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph
5 min walk • St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. This library has over 9,000 books.
0.6 miW
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
15 min walk • Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building. It features pedimented porticos with Corinthian order columns and a glass and tin central dome.
~1890 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
10 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
0.8 miW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
20 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.4 miS
Colonial revival architecture
Everett School, St. Joseph
11 min walk • Everett School, also known as St. Joseph Christian School, is a historic school building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story, "E"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
~1880 ftW
Romanesque architecture
German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph
10 min walk • The German-American Bank Building is a historic bank building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1889, and is a six-story, rectangular brick building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with added Beaux-Arts detailing..
0.4 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Joseph
11 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
~1040 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
Alois Herbert Double House, St. Joseph
6 min walk • Alois Herbert Double House, also known as the Bohot Folk Art House, is a historic duplex located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1851, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style brick dwelling.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Museum Hill Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Robidoux School, St. Joseph (4 min walk), St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph (5 min walk), Alois Herbert Double House, St. Joseph (6 min walk), Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph (8 min walk).

How to get to Museum Hill Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Museum Hill Historic District:

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Downtown Transit Center (11 min walk)