North Third Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

“North Third Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. The district encompasses 61 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Louisiana.”
Wikipedia article North Third Street Historic District (Louisiana, Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 21 National Register listings published here for Pike County · listed in 2005 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by Georgia, Noyes, Noth Third and North Water Sts., Louisiana, 63353
When was it listed? August 2005
Category. district
Also known as. Louisiana, Missouri MPS
Township. Buffalo township
National Register reference number. 05000912 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

10 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of North Third Street Historic District between 1992 and 1997, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	9
Equipment and vehicle use	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
14 April 1997	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
6 March 1994	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
16 March 1997	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
1 March 1992	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
5 February 1994	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
21 February 1992	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
19 February 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
10 February 1993	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named

Every fire recorded in Pike County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of North Third Street Historic District: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Holiday Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Marblehead Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Me:Sss Quarrry #1 & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Noix Farm Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Old Holiday Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Pratt Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Pike County

Storms near this property

43 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louisiana, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	$20,000	Storm spotters reported a couple of trees down. One large tree on Georgia Street fell on a house causing moderate damage to the roof.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	$10,000	Numerous tree limbs were blown down across the county, especially in New Hartford, Bowling Green and Louisiana. Some of the tree limbs took down power lines. One large tree limb landed on a house in Bowling Green causing minor roof damage.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	$2,000	Storm spotters reported trees down in town. One home was damaged by a downed tree.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Highway NN.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	A trained spotter submitted photos of a large 8-10 inch tree limb down at their residence. The spotter noted a large evergreen was down near the Dollar General and multiple smaller limbs less than 4 inches in diameter were down throughout town. This occurred as the leading edge of the line of storms surged as it passed over town.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway 79 about two miles east southeast of Louisiana.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees along Main Street in Louisiana.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a 100 foot tall, 6 foot diameter tree down onto a house. It caused major damage to the home. Six people were in the home at the time, but no one sustained any injuries.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees around town. Also, a building at the intersection of Tennessee and Water Streets sustained minor roof damage.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	An intense bow echo moved through Louisiana blowing down several trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines. Several large tree limbs blocked a couple of streets in town. No structural damage or injuries were reported.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and numerous tree limbs in town.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in Louisiana. It caused minor damage to a nearby house.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Numerous large tree limbs were blown down onto Highway 79, near the intersection with Highway D.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Louisiana.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of power lines and trees onto Highway 79 on the north side of Louisiana.
September 2008	Flood	Louisiana	-	Between 4 and 5 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils as the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved through the region causing flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 79 north of Louisiana.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees along Highway 54 on the east side of Louisiana. Power was also reported out in parts of town.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Local law enforcement reported trees down.
October 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	The County Sheriff reported several trees down on County Route D.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	Calls from the public indicated numerous trees and power lines down north of Louisiana.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down in Louisiana.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	The City Police Department reported numerous trees down.
June 2000	Hail	Louisiana	-	The Louisiana Police reported golfball size hail.
April 2024	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
July 2018	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	no account filed
September 2012	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2009	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	no account filed
May 2003	Funnel Cloud	Louisiana	-	no account filed
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	no account filed
April 1999	Tornado (F0)	Louisiana	-	no account filed
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Louisiana	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pike County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Goodman-Stark House	under 500 feet	1994
Luce-Dyer House	0.2 miles	1982
City Market	0.2 miles	2005
Louisiana Public Library	0.3 miles	1996
Bethel Chapel AME Church	0.3 miles	1995
Georgia Street Historic District	0.3 miles	1987

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 05000912 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pike County	All 21 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.