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Downtown Smithville Historic District

Coordinates: 39°23′14″N 94°34′49″W / 39.38722°N 94.58028°W / 39.38722; -94.58028
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Downtown Smithville Historic District
Downtown Smithville Historic District is located in Missouri
Downtown Smithville Historic District
Downtown Smithville Historic District is located in the United States
Downtown Smithville Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Bridge, Church, Commercial & Meadow Sts., Smithville, Missouri
Coordinates39°23′14″N 94°34′49″W / 39.38722°N 94.58028°W / 39.38722; -94.58028
Area9.3 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.14000159[1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 2014

Downtown Smithville Historic District is a national historic district located at Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings in the central business district of Smithville. The district developed between about 1868 and 1964, and includes representative examples of Gothic Revival and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the IOOF Lodge Hall / Smithville City Hall (c. 1890), C.C. Kindred Motor Company (c. 1910), The State Theater (c. 1910), Masonic Hall (c. 1905), First Christian Church (1927), Bank of Smithville / Citizens Bank and Trust (1889), Post Office (c. 1890), Methodist Episcopal Church (c. 1925), Smithville Community Hospital (1936), and Standard Service Station (c. 1935).[2]

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: 6/16/14 through 6/27/14. National Park Service. July 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Elizabeth Rosin; Kristen Ottesen; Lauren Rieke (October 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Smithville Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.