Historic District B

Lyric Theater, also known as Thespian Hall, is a historic theatre in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1855–1857, and is a two-story, rectangular Greek Revival–style brick building. The front facade features a portico with four unfluted Doric columns constructed of wedge-shaped brick. The building was enlarged in 1901. When originally constructed, the basement was used as reading room, the main floor was used as combined theater and lecture hall or auditorium, and the second floor housed the city hall, a Masonic lodge, and an Odd Fellows hall.: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It is located in Historic District D.

Historic District D is a national historic district located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It encompasses 87 contributing buildings in the central business district of Boonville. The district includes representative examples of Late Victorian and Classical Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Lyric Theater. Other notable buildings include the Geiger's Furniture and Appliance (1870s), Missouri Power and Light Co (1900-1910), Palace Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge (mid-1800s), Boonville Music Co. (1870s), Nelson Memorial Methodist Church (1915-1917), United Missouri Bank (1914), Knights of Pythias Building (1920), First Presbyterian Church (1833, 1904), P.N. Hirsch & Co. Department Store (1860s-1870s), Cooper County Recorder (mid-1800s), Cooper County Abstract and Insurance Co. (1910), and Cooper County Courthouse (1911-1912).: 16–26 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Historic District C is a national historic district located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It encompasses 63 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Boonville. The district includes representative examples of Greek Revival and Queen Anne style architecture. Notable buildings include the Childers, Sr., Residence (1892-1900), Schmidt Residence (1915), Moore Residence (1880s), Holmes Property (1829-1843), Holmes Property (1829-1840), Patterson Residence (1869), Boonville Daily News Property (1910-1917), Higbee Residence (1911-1917), Knabe Rental Property (pre-1849), Catlett Property (1839), Bittner Residence (1900-1910), Putnam/Wiehe Residence (1836-1839), Cooper Residence (1860s), Travis Property (1850s-1860s), and Zoeller Property (c. 1850).: 10–16 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The First Battle of Boonville was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War, occurring on June 17, 1861, near Boonville in Cooper County, Missouri. Although casualties were extremely light, the battle's strategic impact was far greater than one might assume from its limited nature. The Union victory established what would become an unbroken Federal control of the Missouri River, and helped to thwart efforts to bring Missouri into the Confederacy. Four battles were fought at Boonville during the Civil War: the first battle forms the main subject of this article, while the others are described below under other battles at Boonville.

Boller House was a historic home located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built about 1835, and was a two-story, five-bay, Classic Revival style brick, timber, and wood-frame dwelling. It consisted of a front block with rear ell and featured a two-story front portico.: 2  It has been demolished.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

The Andrews-Wing House is a historic house located in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri.

Sumner Public School, also known as the Daniel Boone Apartments, is a historic school building located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1915, and is a two-story, rectangular brick structure with a central projecting bay. The roof is framed by a stepped, corbelled parapet on the front facade. The school served as an African-American public school until converted into apartments in 1939–1940.: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 309 Spruce Street in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1892, and is a one-story, rectangular, gable roofed Gothic Revival style brick church. It has a hipped roof three story projecting tower and a rectangular, hipped roof, brick apse attached to the rear.: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Kemper Military School & College was a private military school located in Boonville, Missouri. Founded in 1844, Kemper filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2002. The school's motto was "Nunquam Non Paratus" (Never Not Prepared). The 46-acre campus played a key role in Boonville's identity as a popular 19th-century Missouri river town. Boonville has more than 400 antebellum and other architectural sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including Kemper. Its core historic buildings are included in Historic District A.: 5–7 

Historic District H, also known as the Missouri Training School for Boys District, is a national historic district located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings associated with the Missouri Training School for Boys, a state juvenile detention facility. The district includes representative examples of Late Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Administration Building (1890), Superintendent's Residence (1910-1917), Dining Hall (1890s), Commissary (1910-1917), and Barn (1890s, 1931).: 40–42 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Historic District A is a national historic district located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It encompasses 15 contributing buildings associated directly or indirectly with the Kemper Military School and College. The district includes the Kemper Administration Complex (1842-1904), "A" Barracks (1909), "D" Barracks (1916-1918), Johnston Field House and Pool Annex (1923-1925), Math Hall (1905-1906), Lamar Residence (1858-1860), Darby Residence (1858-1860), Dillender Residence (1895), Bertha Hitch Hall (c. 1854), and Kusgen-Melkersman Residence (1890-1910).: 5–7 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Cobblestone Street, also known as Fifth Street and Main Street, is a historic cobblestone street located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built about 1832, and was part of the original Fifth or Main Street. It is located beneath the Boonville Road Bridge and is constructed of cobblestones of varying sizes. The street remnant is approximately 20 feet wide and approximately 200 feet long. The street connected the main commercial district of Boonville with the wharves along the Missouri River.: 2–3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.