National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Missouri

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Missouri.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 32 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings[edit]

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Anderson House and Lexington Battlefield	Anderson House and Lexington Battlefield	June 4, 1969 (#69000110)	Roughly bounded by 10th, 15th, Utah and Wood Sts., and Missouri Pacific RR 39°11′34″N 93°52′46″W / 39.192778°N 93.879444°W / 39.192778; -93.879444	Lexington
2	Napoleon Buck House	Upload image	November 14, 1997 (#97001431)	0.40 mi. S of jct. of US 24 and MO 273 39°11′49″N 93°32′09″W / 39.196944°N 93.535833°W / 39.196944; -93.535833 (Napoleon Buck House)	Waverly	No longer in existence
3	Minatree Catron House	Upload image	November 14, 1997 (#97001432)	0.1 mi W of jct. of US 24 and MO 110 39°10′49″N 93°47′55″W / 39.180278°N 93.798611°W / 39.180278; -93.798611 (Minatree Catron House)	Lexington
4	John E. Cheatham House	Upload image	July 8, 1993 (#93000550)	739 MO 13 39°10′21″N 93°52′45″W / 39.1725°N 93.879167°W / 39.1725; -93.879167 (John E. Cheatham House)	Lexington
5	Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville	Upload image	March 25, 1987 (#87000451)	2109 Main St. 39°04′25″N 93°43′00″W / 39.073520°N 93.71678°W / 39.073520; -93.71678	Higginsville
6	Commercial Community Historic District	Upload image	August 4, 1983 (#83001025)	Roughly bounded by 8th, 13th, South, Broadway, and Main Sts. 39°11′09″N 93°52′52″W / 39.185833°N 93.881111°W / 39.185833; -93.881111	Lexington
7	Confederate Chapel, Cemetery and Cottage	Upload image	December 16, 1981 (#81000335)	N of Higginsville 39°05′54″N 93°43′45″W / 39.098333°N 93.729167°W / 39.098333; -93.729167	Higginsville
8	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	November 14, 1978 (#78001665)	112 S. 13th St. 39°11′06″N 93°52′45″W / 39.185°N 93.879167°W / 39.185; -93.879167 (Cumberland Presbyterian Church)	Lexington
9	James M. Dinwiddie House	Upload image	November 14, 1997 (#97001430)	0.25 mi. E of jct. of US 24 and MO 184 39°11′32″N 93°42′06″W / 39.192222°N 93.701667°W / 39.192222; -93.701667 (James M. Dinwiddie House)	Dover
10	Douglass School	Upload image	March 10, 2023 (#100008715)	215 West 16th St. 39°04′44″N 93°43′15″W / 39.0790°N 93.7208°W / 39.0790; -93.7208 (Douglass School)	Higginsville
11	Forest Grove Cemetery	Upload image	July 18, 2022 (#100007905)	892 Golf Rd. 39°12′03″N 93°51′54″W / 39.2009°N 93.8651°W / 39.2009; -93.8651 (Forest Grove Cemetery)	Lexington vicinity
12	Theodore Gosewisch House	Theodore Gosewisch House	November 14, 1997 (#97001433)	0.5 mi. W of jct. of MO 13 and Marshall School Rd. 39°09′28″N 93°53′30″W / 39.157778°N 93.891667°W / 39.157778; -93.891667 (Theodore Gosewisch House)	Lexington
13	Alexander and Elizabeth Aull Graves House	Upload image	July 8, 1993 (#93000552)	2326 Aull Ln. 39°10′32″N 93°51′56″W / 39.175556°N 93.865556°W / 39.175556; -93.865556	Lexington	No longer in existence
14	Hicklin Hearthstone	Upload image	December 28, 1982 (#82000585)	E of Lexington on US 24 39°11′10″N 93°49′44″W / 39.186111°N 93.828889°W / 39.186111; -93.828889 (Hicklin Hearthstone)	Lexington
15	Hicklin School	Upload image	February 24, 2004 (#04000088)	MO 24 39°11′05″N 93°49′29″W / 39.184722°N 93.824722°W / 39.184722; -93.824722 (Hicklin School)	Lexington
16	Highland Avenue Historic District	Highland Avenue Historic District	August 4, 1983 (#83001026)	Roughly bounded by Highland Ave. from Rock to Bluff Sts. 39°11′04″N 93°52′30″W / 39.184444°N 93.875°W / 39.184444; -93.875 (Highland Avenue Historic District)	Lexington
17	House at 1413 Lafayette St.	Upload image	March 25, 1999 (#99000379)	1413 Lafayette St. 39°11′13″N 93°52′39″W / 39.186944°N 93.8775°W / 39.186944; -93.8775 (House at 1413 Lafayette St.)	Lexington
18	Houx-Hoefer-Rehkop House	Upload image	March 29, 1983 (#83001027)	1900 Walnut St. 39°04′33″N 93°43′07″W / 39.075833°N 93.718611°W / 39.075833; -93.718611 (Houx-Hoefer-Rehkop House)	Higginsville
19	David John House	Upload image	July 8, 1993 (#93000553)	103 S. 23rd St. 39°11′06″N 93°51′23″W / 39.185°N 93.856389°W / 39.185; -93.856389 (David John House)	Lexington	No longer in existence
20	George Johnson House	Upload image	July 8, 1993 (#93000554)	102 S. 30th St. 39°11′07″N 93°51′16″W / 39.185278°N 93.854444°W / 39.185278; -93.854444 (George Johnson House)	Lexington
21	Lafayette County Courthouse	Lafayette County Courthouse More images	September 22, 1970 (#70000339)	Public Sq. 39°11′06″N 93°52′49″W / 39.185°N 93.880278°W / 39.185; -93.880278 (Lafayette County Courthouse)	Lexington
22	Linwood Lawn	Upload image	April 23, 1973 (#73001044)	SE of Lexington off U.S. 24 39°09′55″N 93°50′54″W / 39.165278°N 93.848333°W / 39.165278; -93.848333 (Linwood Lawn)	Lexington
23	Machpelah Cemetery	Upload image	June 27, 2022 (#100007825)	900 South 20th St. 39°10′40″N 93°52′22″W / 39.1777°N 93.8728°W / 39.1777; -93.8728 (Machpelah Cemetery)	Lexington
24	Odessa Ice Cream Company Building	Odessa Ice Cream Company Building	October 3, 1996 (#96001065)	101 W. Dryden St. 38°59′36″N 93°57′15″W / 38.993333°N 93.954167°W / 38.993333; -93.954167 (Odessa Ice Cream Company Building)	Odessa
25	Old Neighborhoods Historic District	Old Neighborhoods Historic District	August 4, 1983 (#83001028)	Roughly bounded by 13th, 22nd, South Sts., Forest and Washington Aves. 39°11′08″N 93°52′28″W / 39.185556°N 93.874444°W / 39.185556; -93.874444	Lexington
26	William P. Robinson House	Upload image	November 14, 1997 (#97001428)	).2 mi. E and 0.15 mi. S of jct. of MO 107 and MO 112 39°09′41″N 93°50′24″W / 39.161389°N 93.84°W / 39.161389; -93.84 (William P. Robinson House)	Lexington
27	Thomas Shelby House	Upload image	November 14, 1997 (#97001429)	0.25 mi. E of US 24 and MO 111 39°10′47″N 93°47′09″W / 39.179722°N 93.785833°W / 39.179722; -93.785833 (Thomas Shelby House)	Lexington	Demolished(?)
28	Spratt-Allen-Aull House	Upload image	July 8, 1993 (#93000555)	2321 Aull Ln. 39°10′30″N 93°51′57″W / 39.175°N 93.865833°W / 39.175; -93.865833 (Spratt-Allen-Aull House)	Lexington
29	Thomas Talbot and Rebecca Walton Smithers Stramcke House	Upload image	September 29, 1999 (#99001208)	15834 Highway O 39°08′24″N 93°52′57″W / 39.14°N 93.8825°W / 39.14; -93.8825	Lexington
30	D. W. B. and Julia Waddell Tevis House	Upload image	July 8, 1993 (#93000556)	505 S. 13th St. 39°10′43″N 93°52′43″W / 39.178611°N 93.878611°W / 39.178611; -93.878611	Lexington
31	Waddell House	Waddell House	October 11, 1979 (#79001378)	1704 South St. 39°11′02″N 93°52′29″W / 39.183889°N 93.874722°W / 39.183889; -93.874722 (Waddell House)	Lexington
32	Wentworth Military Academy	Wentworth Military Academy More images	November 24, 1980 (#80002373)	Washington Ave. and 18th St. 39°11′14″N 93°52′22″W / 39.187222°N 93.872778°W / 39.187222; -93.872778 (Wentworth Military Academy)	Lexington

References[edit]

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-4] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Lexington
Cities	Alma Bates City Blackburn‡ Concordia Corder Emma‡ Higginsville Lake Lafayette Lexington Mayview Napoleon Oak Grove‡ Odessa Waverly Wellington	Map of Missouri highlighting Lafayette County
Villages	Aullville Dover
Townships	Clay Davis Dover Freedom Lexington Middleton Sni-A-Bar Washington
Unincorporated communities	Chapel Hill Ernestville Greenton Hodge Myrick Page City Tabeau Waterloo
Ghost towns	Cuba Fortyville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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