Building at 217 West Main Street | |
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| Location | 217 W. Main St., Sedalia, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°42′39″N 93°13′46″W / 38.710854°N 93.229403°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1874, 1906 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001189 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 1996 |
Building at 217 West Main Street, also known as the Open Door Service Center Building, is a historic commercial building located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, US. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Italianate style brick building. A wing was added in 1906. It features a decorative metal cornice and three round arched windows. The building is known to have housed a brothel in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. [2]: 5, 14
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] It is located in the Sedalia Commercial Historic District.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rhonda Chalfant (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Building at 217 West Main Street" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1996)
Categories:
- Brothels in the United States
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Italianate architecture in Missouri
- Commercial buildings completed in 1874
- Buildings and structures in Pettis County, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Pettis County, Missouri
- 1874 establishments in Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri region Registered Historic Place stubs