Glasgow Presbyterian Church
Glasgow Presbyterian Church, also known as Glasgow Community Museum, is a historic Presbyterian church located at Commerce and 4th Streets in Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri. It was built in 1860–1861, and is a one-story, brick building with simple Gothic Revival style design elements. The rectangular building measures 57 feet, 5 inches, by 37 feet, 3 inches, and features a board-and-batten vestibule and a Gothic arcade supported by brick pillars. It houses a local history museum. (includes 8 photographs from 1980) It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1982. References External linksGlasgow Community Museum History museums in Missouri Presbyterian churches in Missouri Gothic Revival church buil ...
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Glasgow, Missouri
Glasgow is a city on the Missouri River mostly in northwest Howard County and extending into the southeast corner of Chariton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 1,087 at the 2020 census. The Howard County portion of Glasgow is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Glasgow was laid out and platted in 1836, partially from land acquired from former Missouri State Treasurer James Earickson The city was named for James Glasgow, a local merchant. A post office called Glasgow has been in operation since 1837. The Battle of Glasgow was fought on October 15, 1864, in and near Glasgow as part of Price's Missouri Expedition during the American Civil War. Although the battle resulted in a Confederate victory and the capture of significant war material, it had little long-term benefit as Price was ultimately defeated at Westport a week later, bringing his campaign in Missouri to an end. There is a historical record of extrajudic ...
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