Building at 217 West Main Street
Building at 217 West Main Street is located in Missouri
Building at 217 West Main Street
Building at 217 West Main Street is located in the United States
Building at 217 West Main Street
Location217 W. Main St., Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates38°42′39″N 93°13′46″W / 38.710854°N 93.229403°W / 38.710854; -93.229403
Arealess than one acre
Built1874 (1874), 1906
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.96001189[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1996

Building at 217 West Main Street, also known as the Open Door Service Center Building, is a historic commercial building located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, US. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Italianate style brick building. A wing was added in 1906. It features a decorative metal cornice and three round arched windows. The building is known to have housed a brothel in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.[2]: 5, 14 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Sedalia Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rhonda Chalfant (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Building at 217 West Main Street" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1996)



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