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Some parts of history still stand, some buildings and their
legacy are lost. This site is deadicated to the businesses
and people that made Nevada bustle.
In viewing postcards of Nevada, Missouri from the turn-of-the-century,
one can glimpse a way of life that is as foreign to us as our
own might be to them, from the horse and buggies tethered at
the post to the streetcar that conveyed residents and visitors
all across town. One can also see a curious and intriguing
mix of architectural styles in these postcards, styles that
include: Queen Anne, Victorian Functional, Victorian Renaissance,
Italianate, Beaux Arts Classicism, as well as elements comprised
of Tudor, Gothic/Jacobethan, and Richardson Romanesque or influenced
by Colonial Revivalism.
Of the buildings that comprised Nevada's downtown business district, a district
generally considered as that bordered by Hunter Street from the North, Austin
Street from the South, Ash Street from the West and the Railroad Depot at the
far end of Cherry Street to the East, some of this invaluable history still stands
today, in wholeness or in part, while some buildings and their general legacy
have been lost to the anals of time. For some of the buildings that still
stand, they're as synonymous with a particular time period as they are with a
particular person or business. For those no longer standing, their loss
is still noted by former and current Nevada residents, however muted or distant
their legacy.
This website has been a labor of love, years in its planning and visualization,
a year in its creation. It is dedicated to the men and women who, over
the last century, made their home in Nevada, Missouri. Some became more well-known
than others, their family background, education, personal wealth, or livelihoods
enabling them to quickly ascend the ladder of social prominence in the community. Others
toiled for themselves or for others in various business enterprises in the community,
their names not as well known but their contributions just as important and valuable
as another's. Still yet were those who lived and labored anonymously, their
names and vocations left behind in archived historical documents and newspapers
yellowed with age. Nearly all, however, played a role in Nevada's growth
by the children they conceived, the enterprise they established, the work they
exherted, the character they exhibited, the wealth they shared, or by the buildings
and homes they erected throughout the community.
Missy J. Earl
Concept Coordinator and Content Manager
Email: info@rediscovernevadamissouri.com
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