Hermann Historic District is a national historic district located at Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri. The district encompasses 360 contributing buildings, 4 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Hermann. The district developed between about 1838 and 1910, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Eitzen House (1855), Potnmer-Gentner House (1848), Hermann City Hall (1906), Strehly House (1845), Concert Hall (1877), The German School (1871), and Gasconade County Courthouse (1896).[2][3]
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| Location | Roughly bounded by E. Wharf, Mozart, E. 5th, and Gellert Sts., Hermann, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°42′19″N 91°26′4″W / 38.70528°N 91.43444°W |
| Area | 215.8 acres (87.3 ha) |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Greek Revival (original); Greek Revival, Missouri German (increase) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000712 and 06001089[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1972 (original) November 29, 2006 (increase) |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, with a boundary increase in 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Stephen J. Raiche (September 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hermann Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. and accompanying map (includes 7 photographs from 1971)
- ^ Cynthia Strawn Browne (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hermann Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. (includes 17 photographs from 2006)
