518 North Twelfth St (House), Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO
This property has been determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property in the potential Cathedral Hill Historic District. The potential district may also qualify for inclusion in the National Register Multiple Property Documentation, "Historic Resources of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri" under the context "Wholesale Distribution in St. Joseph, 1866-1914." Although it is deteriorated, the structure retains sufficient integrity of design and association to demonstrate a sense of time and place and thus is significant as a contributing element in the potential district. The residence is significant as a tangible example of the impact of the commercial and industrial growth and widespread wealth during the "Golden Age" of St. Joseph in the 1880s and 1890s, and is representative of the financial status and aspirations of the community`s growing middle class. The building is architecturally significant as a representative example of the Victorian style, single-family residence common to the community. In particular, it is an example of the locally popular vernacular Italianate single-family residence. As such, it embodies distinctive characteristics of the Italianate style so prevalent in Victorian America and also reflects specific adaptations to the building preferences of the community.
518 North Twelfth St (House), Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO
This property has been determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property in the potential Cathedral Hill Historic District. The potential district may also qualify for inclusion in the National Register Multiple Property Documentation, "Historic Resources of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri" under the context "Wholesale Distribution in St. Joseph, 1866-1914." Although it is deteriorated, the structure retains sufficient integrity of design and association to demonstrate a sense of time and place and thus is significant as a contributing element in the potential district. The residence is significant as a tangible example of the impact of the commercial and industrial growth and widespread wealth during the "Golden Age" of St. Joseph in the 1880s and 1890s, and is representative of the financial status and aspirations of the community`s growing middle class. The building is architecturally significant as a representative example of the Victorian style, single-family residence common to the community. In particular, it is an example of the locally popular vernacular Italianate single-family residence. As such, it embodies distinctive characteristics of the Italianate style so prevalent in Victorian America and also reflects specific adaptations to the building preferences of the community.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
