Robidoux Hill Historic District

Robidoux Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Joseph, Missouri. The district encompasses 61 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of St. Joseph. It developed between about 1865 and 1909, and includes representative examples of Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Edmond Jacques Eckel House designed by architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934). Other notable buildings include the Lemon House (1871), Donovan House (c. 1865, 1895), McKinney House (1887), Inslee House (c. 1867), Jonathan M. Bassett (c. 1860, 1880s), and U.S. Weather Bureau Building (1909).[2]

Robidoux Hill Historic District
Robidoux Hill Historic District, January 2007
LocationRoughly bounded by Franklin St., Robidoux St., Fourth St., Louis St., and Fifth St., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates39°46′19″N 94°51′17″W
Area20.5 acres (8.3 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectEckel, Edmund Jacques; Et al.
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne
MPSSt. Joseph MPS
NRHP reference No.89000992[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Preservation Planning Section (October 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robidoux Hill Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01. and Accompanying map


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