Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 87001578 Phone +1 660-744-5599 Added to NRHP 22 December 1987 | Built 1919 (1919) Opened 1919 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location 417 S. Main St., Rock Port, Missouri Address 417 S Main St, Rock Port, MO 64482, USA | ||
Atchison County Memorial Building is a historic building located at Rock Port, Atchison County, Missouri. It was built in 1919, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style reinforced concrete building on a raised basement. It measures approximately 107 feet deep and 63 feet wide. The front facade features four fluted Doric order columns that support an entabulature and frieze. It was built with support from the Missouri General Assembly to serve as a World War I memorial and a community centre.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The Atchison County Memorial Building is owned and operated by the Atchison County Memorial Building Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization founded in 2003, witch is governed by a nine member Board of Directors, elected from the general membership. Individual membership is ($15 each) and business membership is ($100 each). The Foundation meets the first Tuesday of each month with an Annual Meeting held the first Saturday of April. Three are from each of the three school districts in the county. The Foundaton exists for the sole purpose of supporting this building and the wonderful services and programming that have been associated with it for so long.
Walk of Honor Hardin Cox, pas board member, originated the idea of selling inscribed bricks on a memorial wall as a fundraiser for the Memorial Building Foundation. What began as a fundraiser, envoled into the Walk of Honor. Over two thousand bricks have been purchased to date. Over $264,000 was raised by the sale of bricks to complete the Walk of Honor in November 2008. The Board is continuing to market the bricks as a way to remember a loved one who served in the military. The bricks are being sold now go toward the renovation expenses of the Memorial Building. A 4"x 8" brick is $250, a 8" x 8" brick is $450, and a 16" x 16" brick is $1200.
The Liberty Theatre is located on the second floor of the Atchison County Memorial Building. The theatre was reopened in 2005, since then there has been over forty community theatre shows, plus other events.
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