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Caledonia Historic District

Coordinates: 37°45′48″N 90°46′18″W / 37.76333°N 90.77167°W / 37.76333; -90.77167
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Caledonia Historic District
McSpaden's Golden Rule Store
Caledonia Historic District is located in Missouri
Caledonia Historic District
Caledonia Historic District is located in the United States
Caledonia Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Patrick, College, and Alexander Sts., and MO 21, Caledonia, Missouri
Coordinates37°45′48″N 90°46′18″W / 37.76333°N 90.77167°W / 37.76333; -90.77167
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Greek Revival, I-house
NRHP reference No.86003389[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 27, 1986

Caledonia Historic District is a national historic district located at Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri. It encompasses 33 in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Caledonia. It developed between about 1818 and 1936 and includes representative examples of Greek Revival and Neoclassical style architecture. Notable buildings include the Ruggles-Evans-Dent house (c. 1830), Conoco service station (c. 1930), Tyro Masonic Lodge (1919), Eversole House (1854), Post office (c. 1909), Benton Sinclair store (c. 1909), McSpaden's Golden Rule Store (c. 1909), Methodist Church (c. 1852), Presbyterian Church (1872), and Caledonia School (1936).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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. ^ Robert Flanders (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Caledonia Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 1, 2017. (includes 111 photographs) and Site Map