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Arthur Simmons Stables Historic District

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Built
  
1887 (1887)

Opened
  
1887

Added to NRHP
  
4 December 2004

NRHP Reference #
  
04001286

Area
  
2 ha

Arthur Simmons Stables Historic District

Location
  
621 and 701 W. Blvd., Mexico, Missouri

Architectural style
  
commercial horse stables

Arthur Simmons Stables Historic District, also known as the Clark & Potts Combination Sales Barn, Lee Brothers Barn, B. O. Tucker Stables, and Dincara Stables, is a historic stable complex and national historic district located at Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. The district encompasses six contributing buildings and five contributing structures built between 1884 and 1954. They include the Arthur Simmons Stables (1887, 1943), Maternity Stables (1949), Hook Barn (c. 1935, c. 1948), Farrier's Shed (c. 1949), Storage Shed (c. 1949), Grain Bin #1 and #2 (c. 1949), East and West Tracks, Wood Fencing (c. 1945), and the Arthur Simmons House (1954). The stables were one of most recognized training centers in the American Saddlebred industry.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

References

Arthur Simmons Stables Historic District Wikipedia