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Buchanan County Infirmary

Coordinates: 39°49′9″N 94°48′41″W / 39.81917°N 94.81139°W / 39.81917; -94.81139
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Buchanan County Infirmary
Buchanan County Infirmary is located in Missouri
Buchanan County Infirmary
Buchanan County Infirmary is located in the United States
Buchanan County Infirmary
Location3500 N. Village Dr., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates39°49′9″N 94°48′41″W / 39.81917°N 94.81139°W / 39.81917; -94.81139
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectMeier, Rudolph; Arnhold, Ray
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.08001386[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2009

Buchanan County Infirmary, also known as Buchanan County Poor Farm and Green Acres, is a historic hospital building located in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story, F-shaped Classical Revival-style building with a "fireproof' concrete structure, brick walls, and a cross-hip roof clad with red ceramic tiles. It features a central porch with four full-height concrete Doric order columns that support a projecting, pedimented roof. It is the last surviving structure of the Buchanan County Poor Farm.[2]: 5–6 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Elizabeth Rosin and Kristen Ottesen (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buchanan County Infirmary" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.