Building at 217 West Main Street

217 W. Main St., Sedalia, Missouri. County/parish: Pettis.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 24, 1996. NRIS 96001189.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Open Door Service Center Building

From Wikipedia:

Building at 217 West Main Street

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.: 5, 14 

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63819943

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