Summary
Paris Male Academy, also known as the Nimrod Ashcraft House, is a historic school building located at Paris, Monroe County, Missouri.
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| Location | 411 E. Monroe St., Paris, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′56″N 91°59′40″W / 39.48222°N 91.99444°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001103[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1990 |
History edit
The Paris Male Academy is a Greek Revival style, two-story, three-bay, side passage plan, brick building with a rear addition, built in 1854. It has a front gable roof and four brick pilasters on the front facade. The building housed the Paris Male Academy until 1869, after which it became a private residence.[2]: 5
The Academy is significant under criterion A, in the area of Education, as it delivered a high level of education to students from the local area; and under criterion C, in the area of Architecture, as a rare surviving example of a building employed for private education in Missouri.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1990.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b James M. Denny (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Paris Male Academy" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 13 photographs from 1983)
External links edit
- A Romance Of The Old Seminary
