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In observance of May as Historic Preservation Month, the Historic City of Jefferson (HCJ) will discuss its 25-year history 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 22 at the Missouri River Regional Library.
And an historic homes tour on Adams and Woodlawn streets will be hosted by HCJ 1-4 p.m. June 1.
Visit www.historiccityofjeffer-son.org for more information.
Citizens can view many sites of history along the rural roads and downtown blocks in Cole County.
Listing on the National Register of Historic Places does not protect a property from demolition, but it does validate its historic qualities by virtue of architectural characteristics, people who were affiliated with it, an event that happened there, or the context of the neighborhoods where it sits.
For passers-by, the designation also could make for an interesting day drive around Cole County, taking a look at standards of the past preserved for the present.
A family-friendly activity would be to check out the Web site, www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/mo/Cole/, to read up on the history of a few of the listed properties.
Some owners add their property because the eligibility affords them application for state and federal historic preservation tax credits for renovations. Others list it as a source of pride.
And yet other properties have been listed by concerned neighbors, who hope to see the structures preserved.
Two more Cole County properties may soon be added to the register, if they pass the nomination process through the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation this month.
* The Hugh and Bessie Stephens House, 601 Jackson St., was commissioned in 1913 through Evart Tracy and Egerton Swartout, architects for the Missouri State Capitol building. Stephens, heir to the Tribune Printing Company and publisher of the Daily Tribune, was a local businessman and civic leader with ties to local and state government.
The Stephens House represents the symmetrical subtype of the French Eclectic style, reflecting Stephens' wealth and position in the community.
Lincoln University bought the house in March 1965 and used it as a permanent residence for its presidents until 1999. The owners plan a complete rehabilitation and to reinstate the house's use for the university.
* Also, the Central United Church of Christ, 721 Washington St., would be listed on the register as the German Central Evangelical Church. It once was the heart of the city's German neighborhood, Old Munichburg.
The area surrounding the church was self-contained and self-sustaining for mostly Protestant German immigrants in the last half of the 19th Century. The church was founded in 1858 and the building was constructed in 1891 with subsequent additions.
The church became a significant social and ethnic center, hosting ladies aid societies, teaching German classes and offering entertainment for youth.
And an historic homes tour on Adams and Woodlawn streets will be hosted by HCJ 1-4 p.m. June 1.
Visit www.historiccityofjeffer-son.org for more information.
Citizens can view many sites of history along the rural roads and downtown blocks in Cole County.
Listing on the National Register of Historic Places does not protect a property from demolition, but it does validate its historic qualities by virtue of architectural characteristics, people who were affiliated with it, an event that happened there, or the context of the neighborhoods where it sits.
For passers-by, the designation also could make for an interesting day drive around Cole County, taking a look at standards of the past preserved for the present.
A family-friendly activity would be to check out the Web site, www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/mo/Cole/, to read up on the history of a few of the listed properties.
Some owners add their property because the eligibility affords them application for state and federal historic preservation tax credits for renovations. Others list it as a source of pride.
And yet other properties have been listed by concerned neighbors, who hope to see the structures preserved.
Two more Cole County properties may soon be added to the register, if they pass the nomination process through the Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation this month.
* The Hugh and Bessie Stephens House, 601 Jackson St., was commissioned in 1913 through Evart Tracy and Egerton Swartout, architects for the Missouri State Capitol building. Stephens, heir to the Tribune Printing Company and publisher of the Daily Tribune, was a local businessman and civic leader with ties to local and state government.
The Stephens House represents the symmetrical subtype of the French Eclectic style, reflecting Stephens' wealth and position in the community.
Lincoln University bought the house in March 1965 and used it as a permanent residence for its presidents until 1999. The owners plan a complete rehabilitation and to reinstate the house's use for the university.
* Also, the Central United Church of Christ, 721 Washington St., would be listed on the register as the German Central Evangelical Church. It once was the heart of the city's German neighborhood, Old Munichburg.
The area surrounding the church was self-contained and self-sustaining for mostly Protestant German immigrants in the last half of the 19th Century. The church was founded in 1858 and the building was constructed in 1891 with subsequent additions.
The church became a significant social and ethnic center, hosting ladies aid societies, teaching German classes and offering entertainment for youth.
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