Buchanan County Infirmary, St. Joseph

Name: Buchanan County Infirmary
Address: St. Joseph, United States

#23 among attractions in St. Joseph

Neoclassical architecture

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Buchanan County Infirmary, also known as Buchanan County Poor Farm and Green Acres, is a historic hospital building located in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story, "F"-shaped Classical Revival-style building with a "fireproof' concrete structure, brick walls, and a cross-hip roof clad with red ceramic tiles. It features a central porch with four full-height concrete Doric order columns that support a projecting, pedimented roof. It is the last surviving structure of the Buchanan County Poor Farm. ()

Coordinates: 39°49'9"N, 94°48'41"W

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St. Joseph United States

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Buchanan County Infirmary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Hills Mall, St. Jo Frontier Casino, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Glore Psychiatric Museum.

3.1 miS
Department store, Shopping, Shopping centre
East Hills Mall, St. Joseph
80 min walk • East Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in St. Joseph, Missouri, US. Opened in 1965, the mall currently features J. C. Penney and Dillard's as its anchor stores.
4.2 miSW
Gambling, Nightlife, Casino
St. Jo Frontier Casino, St. Joseph
108 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.
3 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph
78 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.
3 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Glore Psychiatric Museum, St. Joseph
76 min walk • The Glore Psychiatric Museum is part of a complex of St. Joseph, Missouri, museums, along with the Black Archives Museum, the St. Joseph Museum, and the American Indian and History Galleries.
4.2 miSW
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
108 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.
4.2 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
108 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.
4.3 miSW
39°46'44"N • 94°52'26"W
Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph
111 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
4.4 miSW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
112 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.3 miSW
Cemetery
Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph
85 min walk • Mount Mora Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the American Civil War and riders of the Pony Express.
1.6 miS
Neoclassical architecture
Isaac Miller House, St. Joseph
42 min walk • The Isaac Miller House, also known as the Miller House, is a historic home located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1859, and is a two-story, Classical Revival-style brick dwelling. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
4.2 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph
107 min walk • Spratt Memorial Stadium, also known as Craig Field at Spratt Stadium, is a 7,500 seat stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States, on the campus of Missouri Western State University.