The Courthouse Square Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

located at Farmington,

St. Francois County, Missouri St. Francois County ( ) is a county in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 66,922. The largest city and county seat is Farmington. The county was officially organized on December 19, 18 ...

. The district encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the

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of Farmington. It developed between about 1871 and 1954, and includes representative examples of

Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...

, Late Victorian, Beaux Arts, and

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American Craftsman American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. ...

style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed St. Francois County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. Other notable buildings include the St. Francois County Courthouse (c. 1926), Rottger Building (c. 1904), Gierse Tailor Shop (c. 1876), Long Memorial Hall (1924), Methodist Episcopal Church (c. 1904), Masonic Temple (c. 1911), and Fitz Building (c. 1937). (includes 16 photographs from 2003) an
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in 2004.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Greek Revival architecture in Missouri Gothic Revival architecture in Missouri Victorian architecture in Missouri Beaux-Arts architecture in Missouri Bungalow architecture in Missouri Buildings and structures in St. Francois County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in St. Francois County, Missouri {{StFrancoisCountyMO-NRHP-stub