Livestock Exchange Building

601 Illinois Ave., St. Joseph, Missouri. County/parish: Buchanan.

Removed from the National Register of Historic Places June 24, 2025. NRIS 04000342.

3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Livestock Exchange Building (St. Joseph, Missouri)

Livestock Exchange Building (now demolished) was a historic commercial building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1898–1899. It is a four-story, red brick and stone building with Neoclassical style ornamentation. Also on the property are two contributing multi-car garages and a loading platform. The building was once considered the crown jewel in the vast stockyards and packinghouses on the south side of St. Joseph.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004, and was delisted in 2025.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63818397