By Bill Raack, KWMU
St. Louis, MO – A preservationists' group has released a list of the most endangered historic places in Missouri.
Two former African-American schools, a hospital in Kansas City, a hotel in St. Louis and the state's county courthouses highlight the list. Missouri Preservation board president Jeff Brambila says the places are on the list because of they've been neglected and are in danger of structural collapse.
"A lot of them such as the courthouses are endangered because of functional obsolescence but mostly its buildings that no longer have any function, have been abandoned and are left to deteriorate until they fall down," he said.
St. Louis sites on the 2008 list include the DeVille Moter Hotel (pictured) in the Central West End, the Fairfax House in Rock Hill and the Mullanphy Emigrant Home in north St. Louis.
Others on the list are:
Harry S. Truman National Historic Landmark District - Independence (Jackson County)
Janssen Place Entry Gates - Kansas City (Jackson County)
Lincoln School of Vandalia - Vandalia (Audrain County)
Banneker School - Parkville (Platte County)
Wheatley-Provident Hospital - Kansas City (Jackson County)
The MKT Railroad Bridge - (Cooper and Howard Counties)
Courthouses Across Missouri, specifically the Clark County Courthouse - Kahoka (Clark County)
For more on the endangered sites, click here.