Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, also known as the Old Administration Building, is a historic experiment station building located near Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1900. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, Tudor Revival style red brick building on a limestone block foundation. It measures 42 feet 5 inches (12.93 m) by 59 feet 10 inches (18.24 m). The building features a bellcast roof with pedimented gables, large scrolled brackets, and a squat round corner tower with a conical roof.[2]
Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station | |
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| Nearest city | North of Mountain Grove off U.S. Route 60, near Mountain Grove, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°9′11″N 92°15′45″W / 37.15306°N 92.26250°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Henry H. Hohenschild |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001398[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Quick, David; Davidson, Hugh (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Administration Building, Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. p. 2. Retrieved March 1, 2017. (includes 7 photographs)