National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the official list of places that have been deemed worthy of preservation. The NRHP was created by the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and is administered by the National Park Service.

In the 1980s, St. Joseph experienced a flurry of designation activity when a great deal of effort went in to surveying and designating structures and districts for inclusion on the National Register. Much of the survey work at that time was done by Susan Ide Symington. There had been some designations done prior to that time and there have been a few since, but there is a pronounced need to develop a designation initiative.

Inclusion on the National Register is important for a number of reasons: the application process necessitates research and thus increases our knowledge of the historic assets of St. Joseph; inclusion on the National Register makes a property eligible for economic considerations such as historic tax credits; and, National Register properties are strong tourist draws.

St. Joseph's National Register Properties and Districts

  • Benton Club, 402 North 7th Street
  • Buchanan Country Courthouse
  • Buchanan County Infirmary, 3500 North Village Drive 
  • Charles A. and Annie Buddy House, 424 South 9th Street 
  • Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, 720 South 10th 
  • Cathedral Hill Historic District 
  • Central-North Commercial Historic District 
  • Central Police Station, 701 Messanie Street 
  • Century Apartments, 627 North 25th  Street 
  • Christian Sachau Saloon, 1615 Frederick Avenue 
  • City Hose Company, No. 9, 2217 Frederick Avenue 
  • Corby-Forsee Building, 5th Street and Felix Street 
  • Dewey Avenue-West Rosine Historic District 
  • Everett School, 826 South 14th  Street 
  • Dr. Jacob Geiger House-Maud Wyeth Painter House, 2501 Frederick Avenue 
  • German-American Bank Building, 624 Felix Street 
  • Hall School, 2509 Duncan Street 
  • Hall Street Historic District 
  • Harris Addition Historic District 
  • Alois Herbert Double House, 620 South 10th  Street 
  • Jesse James House, 12th  and Mitchell Avenue 
  • Kelley and Browne Flats, 1208-1216 Frederick Avenue 
  • Kemper Addition Historic District 
  • King Hill Archaeological Site 
  • Krug Park Place Historic District 
  • Lawlor Motor Company Building, 1224 Frederick Avenue 
  • Livestock Exchange Building, 601 Illinois Avenue 
  • John Sublett Jr. and Caroline Ashton Logan House, 1906 North 22nd  Street 
  • Maple Grove, 2100 North 11th  Street 
  • McIntyre-Burri House, 808 North 24th  Street 
  • Isaac Miller House, 3003 Ashland Avenue 
  • Miller-Porter-Lacy House, 2912 Frederick Boulevard 
  • Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, 112-128 South 8th  Street and 713-721 Edmond Street 
  • Missouri Valley Trust Company Historic District, Felix Street and 4th  Street 
  • Mount Mora Cemetery, 824 Mount Mora Road 
  • Museum Hill Historic District 
  • Neely Elementary School, 1909 South 12th  Street 
  • Nelson-Pettis Farmsteads Historic District, 4401 Ajax Road, 3412 Pettis Road 
  • Patee Town Historic District 
  • John Patee House, 12th Street and Penn Street
  • Pony Express Stables, 914 Penn Street 
  • John D. Richardson Dry Goods Company, 300 N. 3rd  Street 
  • Robidoux Hill Historic District 
  • Robidoux Row, 219-225 East Poulin
  • Robidoux School, 201 South 10th Street 
  • Ryan Block, 1137-1141 Frederick Avenue 
  • St. Joseph City Hall, Frederick Avenue at 11th  Street 
  • St. Joseph Park and Parkway System 
  • St. Joseph Public Library, 10th  and Felix 
  • St. Joseph Public Library – Carnegie Branch, 316 Massachusetts Street 
  • St. Joseph’s Commerce and Banking Historic District 
  • South Fourth Street Commercial Historic District 
  • Thompson-Brown-Sandusky House, 207 East Cliff Street 
  • Virginia Flats, 516-518 and 520-528 N. 10th Street 
  • Western Tablet and Stationery Company, Building No. 2, 1300 South 12th  Street 
  • Wholesale Row 
  • Wyeth Flats, 1015-1031 Faraon Street