The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called High Hill has been in operation since 1837. The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.
Farmers Mercantile Co. Building and High Hill School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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National Register of Historic Places
2 historic places in High Hill
2 places in High Hill are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Missouriby listings · most towns there have none
2places listed2 buildings
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
4historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1980first listedHigh Hill School · newest: Farmers Mercantile Co. Building, 2004
Where they are
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Buildings
Architectural styles
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.