Atchison County Memorial Building is a historic building located at Rock Port,

Atchison County, Missouri Atchison County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,305. Its county seat is Rock Port. It was originally known as Allen County when it was detached from Holt Co ...

. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story,

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style

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building on a raised basement. It measures approximately 107 feet deep and 63 feet wide. The front facade features four fluted

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columns that support an entablature and

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. It was built with support from the

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to serve as a

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memorial and a

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. It was listed on the

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in 1987.

Atchison County Memorial Building Foundation

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Atchison County Memorial Building
is owned and operated by the Atchison County Memorial Building Foundation, a

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founded in 2003 and governed by a nine-member Board of Directors elected from the general membership. Individual membership is $15 each and business membership is $100 each. The Foundation meets the first Tuesday of each month with an annual meeting held the first Saturday of April. Three are from each of the three school districts in the county. The Foundation exists for the sole purpose of supporting the building and the services and programming associated with it.

Walk of Honor

Hardin Cox, a past board member, originated the idea of selling inscribed bricks on a memorial wall as a fundraiser for the Memorial Building Foundation. This fundraiser evolved into th
Walk of Honor
Over two thousand bricks have been purchased to date, and over $264,000 was raised by the sale of bricks to complete the Walk of Honor in November 2008. The Board is continuing to market the bricks as a way to remember a loved one who served in the military. The bricks that are sold go toward the renovation expenses of the building. A brick is $250, an brick is $450, and a brick is $1200.

Liberty Theatre

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Liberty Theatre
is located on the second floor. The theatre was reopened in 2005, and since then more than forty community theatre shows and other events have taken place.

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Atchison County Memorial Building

Liberty Theatre
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Neoclassical architecture in Missouri Government buildings completed in 1919 Buildings and structures in Atchison County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Atchison County, Missouri {{AtchisonCountyMO-NRHP-stub