History of the NW Corner of Washington and Clay Streets

History of the NW Corner of Washington and Clay Streets (HM19TR)

Location: Chillicothe, MO 64601 Livingston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 47.556', W 93° 33.231'

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1843 · President Tyler deeded this property to Livingston County

1857 · The First Christian Church purchased this lot for $40.00 and built a small church for $2,000.00 which was used jointly by the Baptist Church.

1894 · The property was purchased by Lone Star Chapter #30 of the Masonic Lodge for $1,600.00

1895 · The Masonic Temple Association began construction of a three story building by letting a contract to Richard's [sic] and Atwell for $11,975.00. The building was completed in 1896.

1931 · The first floor was converted to the Ritz Theatre and used as a motion picture theatre until the 1960's.

1996 · The Watt Mizer Distributing Co. formed a group to purchase the property and donated it to the City of Chillicothe, Mo.

1997 · The City of Chillicothe created a park on this site.

This stone commemorating the history of this site was a contribution by the Chillicothe Rotary Club Foundation.
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HM NumberHM19TR
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Placed ByChillicothe Rotary Club Foundation
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 452580 N 4404884
Decimal Degrees39.79260000, -93.55385000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.556', W 93° 33.231'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 33.36" N, 93° 33' 13.86" W
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Area Code(s)660
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 801-899 Clay St, Chillicothe MO 64601, US
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