Livestock Exchange Building (St. Joseph, Missouri)

Livestock Exchange Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	601 Illinois Ave., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates	39°43′14″N 94°52′10″W
Area	6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1898 (1898)-1899
Built by	Buddy, Phillip P.
Architect	Eckel, Edmond J.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000342[1]
Added to NRHP	April 20, 2004

Livestock Exchange Building (now demolished) was a historic commercial building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1898–1899. It is a four-story, red brick and stone building with Neoclassical style ornamentation. Also on the property are two contributing multi-car garages and a loading platform. The building was once considered the crown jewel in the vast stockyards and packinghouses on the south side of St. Joseph.^[2]: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Becky L. Snider (February 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Livestock Exchange Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.