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Cassill Place Historic District

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In Carthage, Missouri
0.2 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

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The Cassill Place Historic District, a small residential enclave in Carthage, MO, sits a few blocks from the Route 66 corridor. It holds just eight historic houses, built from about 1890 to 1925 in Late Victorian and Craftsman bungalow styles. Every building here is a home, so this is a purely residential stop. It joined the National Register in 1986 and is easy to add to a Carthage stop.

What is Cassill Place Historic District?

Each of the eight houses carries a name in the historic record. The oldest, from around 1890, are the former Herrin Home, the Fenimore House and the Meister House; the former Eugene O'Keefe House followed in about 1893. The Macoubrie House dates to 1903. From the 1910s come the A. H. McFadden House (1914) and the Dennison House (about 1914), and a second McFadden House was built around 1925.

Seen together, the homes span the change from Late Victorian design to the Craftsman bungalow.

Visiting Cassill Place Historic District: tips

These are private homes, so view them from the street and respect the residents. A short walk or slow drive of 15 minutes is enough. The Boots Motel is only about 0.3 mile away, the Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District about 0.6 mile, and the much larger Carthage South Historic District about 0.9 mile. Fuel and a burger stop are within a couple of blocks.

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Boots Motel in Carthage, MO

Boots Motel

Carthage, Missouri · on Route 66

A 1939 streamline motor court in Carthage with black glass trim, green neon and a carport for every room.

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0.3 mi from Cassill Place Historic District

Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District, Missouri

Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District

Carthage, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Downtown Carthage's historic square: 42 old commercial buildings gathered around the county courthouse.

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0.6 mi from Cassill Place Historic District

Carthage South Historic District, Missouri

Carthage South Historic District

Carthage, Missouri · 0.6 mi from Route 66

Hundreds of Victorian and Craftsman homes, churches and a 1904 library fill this Carthage neighborhood.

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0.9 mi from Cassill Place Historic District

Battle of Carthage State Historic Site, Missouri

Battle of Carthage State Historic Site

Carthage, Missouri · 0.5 mi from Route 66

A small state-run field in Carthage that preserves part of an 1861 battle from the start of the Civil War.

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1.3 mi from Cassill Place Historic District

66 Drive-In in Carthage, MO

66 Drive-In

Carthage, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1949 drive-in theater on Route 66 near Carthage that still shows movies under the stars.

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2.7 mi from Cassill Place Historic District

Phelps Country Estate near Carthage, MO

Phelps Country Estate

Carthage, Missouri · 3.6 mi from Route 66

A turn-of-the-century country estate near Carthage, its main house built of local Carthage marble.

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6.8 mi from Cassill Place Historic District

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