Commercial District, City of Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Survey

From the objective: "In 2017, the City of Moberly issued a Request for Proposal to conduct an intensive re-survey of downtown Moberly. Project No. 29-17-151350-019 (Downtown Moberly Survey) was funded by a Historic Preservation Fund grant recieved by the City of Moberly from the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (MO-SHPO) and the National Park Service. The project was awarded to and completed by Keenoy Preservation (Ruth Keenoy and Terri Fole) of St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of the survey was to document properties located in Moberly's downtown commercial area, including those previously surveyed (2007 and 2017) and those within Moberly Commercial Historic District (listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, hereafter referred to as "2012 District"). The survey also examined properties surrounding the district and previously inventoried resources. The objectives of the survey were to provide an intensive evaluation of all commercial and industrial properties in downtown Moberly and to re-evaluate the National Register boundaries for the downtown commercial district. The survey additionally evaluated properties for their potential to be individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Previous surveys (per the MO-SHPO) failed to address all Moberly's downtown industrial and commercial properties. Consultation between the MO-SHPO and City of Moberly prompted the current survey as an effort to more fully address (through an intensive survey) all properties in downtown Moberly that represent the City's commercial and industrial history through 1975. The survey's period of examination (set by the MO-SHPO) was extended through 1975 to better understand how mid-twentieth century influences impacted Moberly's commercial and industrial resources. This report documents the findings of the re-survey and provides recommendation about changes to the downtown district boundaries, period of significance, contributing v. non-contributing properties, eligible properties and recommendations for future studies related to historic preservation." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office administered by the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grant Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior (grant number P17AF00060).

Commercial District, City of Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri Survey

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