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Dr. Robert L. Turner Building

Commercial
1920s
c. 1920
Neelyville
Verbatim Passage from Source
"A local physician, investor, and booster named Dr. Robert L. Turner was responsible for the construction of several commercial buildings and houses in the town during the 1920s. (See Map Seven.) This survey includes more than forty properties in and around Neelyville. Eligible properties include the following: Mt. Moriah C.M.E. Church (BU-NE-5), Old Washington School (BU-NE-6), Old Post Office and Commercial Block (BU-NE-7), DR. Robert L. Turner Building (BU-NE-8), Dr. Robert L. Turner House (BU-NE-9), shotgun house (BU-NE-14), United Methodist Church (BU-NE-17), Neelyville High School (BU-PO-23), Hoffman's Garage (BU-NE-26), double-pen cabin (BU-NE-39), and the Old Bardsley House (BU-NE-43)."

— Source: Butler County, Missouri Historical and Architectural Survey (referenced c. 1920)

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A commercial building in Neelyville constructed by Dr. Robert L. Turner in the 1920s.

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