Final Report: Phase 3 Architectural/Historical Survey of the Mid-Town and Commons Neighborhoods, St. Charles, Missouri

Rubach, Brenda

Introduction: "The survey of the St. Charles Mid-Town and Commons Neighborhoods is a four-phased project, as shown on the map on page iv. Utilizing a FFY 2010 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Grant, Phase 1 of the survey was completed in August 2011 by preservation specialist Karen Bode Baxter in partnership with staff of the City of St. Charles. Subsequently, the City was awarded HPF Grants in FFY 2011 and 2012 to conduct Phases 2 and 3 of the survey, and both were completed entirely by city staff. The multi-phased survey includes two of five districts that were identified as potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places by reconnaissance-level surveys in the late 1980s but for which nominations were never prepared. (The surveys were jointly funded by the State Historic Preservation Office and the City of St. Charles.) The first district was identified in 1987-1988 by Mary Stiritz and Deborah Wafer and includes the St. Charles County Courthouse and the residential blocks to the west (bounded by Fifth Street on the west, Clark Street on the north, Second and Third Streets on the east, and Jefferson Street on the south). This area is included as part of Phase 1. The second district was identified in 1989 by Maureen Jones and is composed of both the Mid-Town and Commons neighborhoods. This potential district is roughly bounded by Fifth Street on the east, First Capitol Drive on the south, Kingshighway on the west, and Randolph Street on the north, and this is generally the area covered in Phases 2 through 4." Funding was provided in part by a 2012 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of St. Charles (project number MO-12-013) administered by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 29-12-41932) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. St. Charles, Missouri is a Certified Local Government.

Final Report: Phase 3 Architectural/Historical Survey of the Mid-Town and Commons Neighborhoods, St. Charles, Missouri

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