Central-North Commercial Historic District, St. Joseph

Name: Central-North Commercial Historic District
Address: St. Joseph, United States

#55 among attractions in St. Joseph

Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture

Central-North Commercial Historic District

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Central-North Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings in an industrial / commercial section of St. Joseph west of the central business district. It developed between about 1885 and 1929, and includes representative examples of Italianate and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company. Other notable buildings include a number of warehouse / light manufacturing facilities some of which were designed by the architectural firm of Eckel & Aldrich. ()

Coordinates: 39°46'4"N, 94°51'20"W

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St. Joseph United States

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Central-North Commercial Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Jo Frontier Casino, Robidoux Row, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Townsend & Wall.

1.6 miNW
Gambling, Nightlife, Casino
St. Jo Frontier Casino, St. Joseph
40 min walk • St. Jo Frontier Casino is a riverboat casino on the edge of the Missouri River in St. Joseph, Missouri owned by Affinity Gaming.
0.5 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Robidoux Row, St. Joseph
13 min walk • Robidoux Row is a historic apartment building located at 219-225 East Poulin Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built by St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux in north St. Joseph in the late 1840s/early 1850s. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure with an attached single story brick building. Robidoux lived there at one point.
~1520 ftSE
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.
~770 ftE
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
4 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.
1.2 miNW
39°46'44"N • 94°52'26"W
Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph
32 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
0.4 miE
Library
St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph
10 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.
~350 ftNE
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
2 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.
0.6 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
16 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
~1090 ftW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
6 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.9 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Everett School, St. Joseph
22 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.
~1140 ftSE
Romanesque architecture
German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph
6 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..

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Central-North Commercial Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Wholesale Row, St. Joseph (2 min walk), Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph (2 min walk), Missouri Valley Trust Company Historic District, St. Joseph (2 min walk), John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company, St. Joseph (3 min walk).

How to get to Central-North Commercial Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Central-North Commercial Historic District:

Bus

Downtown Transit Center (9 min walk)