Cape's downtown historic district nears expansion

A downtown historic district in Cape Girardeau is one step closer to expansion.

An application was submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office in July seeking to add the 600, 700 and 800 blocks of Broadway to the Broadway-Middle Commercial Historic District.

The nomination was prepared by students of Southeast Missouri State University's Historic Preservation Program, supervised by Dr. Steven Hoffman, in a collaborative effort with Old Town Cape.

Additions to the historic district include the Queen Anne-style house and former Broadway Books and Roasting Co. at 605 Broadway, as well as a Missouri German Vernacular at 626 Broadway, which houses apartments. Also included is the Dollar General store building, 724 Broadway, built in 1948 as a grocery store.

The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation held a vote Friday on the expansion, approving it by a unanimous vote.

The nomination goes next to the U.S. Department of Interior's National Park Service, which must approve the expansion before it may be entered into the National Register of Historic Places.

Pertinent address:

605 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

626 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

724 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, Mo.