Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District

Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District
Location: 100 Blk. of N. Main St. and 100 Blk. of Broadway (original)
101 N. Main St. (increase I)
127 N. Water St. (increase II), Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Area: 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) (original)
less than one acre (increase I)
less than one acre (increase II)
Built: 1981 (increase I) and 1870 (increase II)
Architect: Legg, Jerome B.; Ossenkop, Henry (increase I)
Architectural style: Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival, et.al. (original)
Romanesque (increase I)
two-part commercial block (increase II)
Governing body: Private
MPS: Cape Girardeau, Missouri MPS
NRHP Reference#: 00000820, 07000683, and 08000808[1]
Added to NRHP: July 20, 2000 (original)
July 11, 2007 (increase I)
August 29, 2008 (increase II)

Cape Girardeau Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

In 2000, the area listed was 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) and included 17 contributing buildings. In a first increase, an 1891 contributing building at 101 N. Main St. was added. The building was designed by Jerome B. Legg and Henry Ossenkop in Romanesque style. In a second increase, three contributing buildings dating from 1870 were added. The two increases added .9 acres (0.36 ha) each to the original listed area.[1]

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