Livestock Exchange Building (St. Joseph, Missouri)

Livestock Exchange Building
Location 601 Illinois Ave., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°43′14″N 94°52′10″W / 39.72056°N 94.86944°W / 39.72056; -94.86944Coordinates: 39°43′14″N 94°52′10″W / 39.72056°N 94.86944°W / 39.72056; -94.86944
Area 6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)-1899
Built by Buddy, Phillip P.
Architect Eckel, Edmond J.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 04000342[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 2004

Livestock Exchange Building is a historic commercial building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by noted architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1898-1899. It is a four-story, red brick and stone building with Neoclassical style ornamentation. Also on the property are two contributing multi-car garages and a loading platform. The building was once considered the crown jewel in the vast stockyards and packinghouses on the south side of St. Louis.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Becky L. Snider (February 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Livestock Exchange Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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