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).

[2]: 40–42 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

This article about a property in Cooper County, Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.