Missouri's 2013 Most Endangered Places

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Missouri Preservation

phone: (573)882.5946

email: mpfieldservices@yahoo.com

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May14,2013

Missouri's 2013 Most Endangered Historic Places to be Announced

2013 List to Be Announced at the Henry Miller House in Bloomfield, Stoddard County

Missouri Preservation will announce its list of the State's Most Endangered Historic Places for 2013 at a press conference to be held at the Henry Miller House, 106 Cape Road in Bloomfield, Missouri 63825. The announcement will be made at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The house was constructed some time between 1845 and 1849 for Henry Miller, a civic leader and merchant who was prominent in the early swamp land reclamation movement in Southeast Missouri and was also involved in the creation and promotion of the Cairo & Fulton Railroad Company in the 1850s. Known architecturally as an "I-House," it is believed to be the oldest in Stoddard County and one of the oldest houses in Southeast Missouri.

A reception will be hosted after the announcement at the historic "Flag House" at 740 North Street in Cape Girardeau, 63701 at 3:00 p.m. The Flag House is approximately 40 miles northeast of Bloomfield.

The list of Missouri's Most Endangered Historic Places is announced annually to call attention to threatened historic resources in Missouri. Nominations are solicited from citizens statewide and the properties chosen are considered endangered for a variety of reasons, including deterioration, neglect, encroachment, potential demolition or a combination of threats. Nominations for this year's list came from all corners of the state. Counties with endangered historic places on this year's list include Cape Girardeau, Clay, Christian, Jackson, Shannon, Stoddard, St. Louis Counties, as well as the City of St. Louis.

Missouri Preservation is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to education, advocacy and recognition for historic resources throughout Missouri. Contact Missouri Preservation staff at (660)882.5946 or (314)-691-1941 and by email at preservemo10@yahoo.com or mpfieldservices@yahoo.com.

Press packets and information on sites listed will be available at the press conference. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more information about Missouri Preservation, please visit our website at www.preservemo.org and also friend "Missouri Preservation" on Facebook. Details will also be located on the website immediately following the announcement on May 21, 2013.

Instructions to site: From Missouri Interstate 55 take Exit 93 (Cape Girardeau/Dutchtown), which is Missouri Highway 74. Proceed West on Highway 74 for 5 miles and make a left on Missouri Highway 25 South. Proceed 32.9 miles to Cape Road/Street and make a right turn. 106 Cape Road is on the Left.