Building at 217 West Main Street

Building at 217 West Main Street
Location217 W. Main St., Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates38°42′39″N 93°13′46″W / 38.710854°N 93.229403°W / 38.710854; -93.229403
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874), 1906
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.96001189[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1996

Building at 217 West Main Street, also known as the Open Door Service Center Building, is a historic commercial building located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, US. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Italianate style brick building. A wing was added in 1906. It features a decorative metal cornice and three round arched windows. The building is known to have housed a brothel in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.[2]: 5, 14 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Sedalia Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rhonda Chalfant (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Building at 217 West Main Street" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 10 photographs from 1996)