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The Town House
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National Register of Historic Places

The Town House

Listed as “Town House, The”

On the National Register since 200521 years
International StyleListed 2005Springfield
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About The Town House

The Town House, at 718 7th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 2005. The Register lists it for its architecture and town planning, at the local level. It describes its style as International Style, as it does for 24 other Illinois listings. It was listed as part of Multiple Family Dwellings in Springfield, Illinois MPS. The listing covers 1.6 acres. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isApartment building in Springfield, Illinois, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 104 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

718 7th St., Springfield · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1The Town HouseStart here
  2. 2Price/Wheeler HouseClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Lincoln Home National Historic SiteGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Cong. James M. Graham HouseLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Christ Episcopal ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

★Vachel Lindsay HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBExecutive MansionItalianate · Built 18550.2 miBVirgil Hickox HouseItalianate0.2 miDCentral Springfield Historic District (Boundary Increase)Art Deco0.2 miBFisher Building-Latham BlockClassical Revival0.2 miBHoward K. Weber HouseItalianate0.3 miBBressmer-Baker HouseQueen Anne0.3 mi★Susan Lawrence Dana HouseBuilding0.3 miBHickox ApartmentsGeorgian Revival0.3 miBJennings Ford Automobile DealershipCommercial Style0.3 miBGreat Western Railroad DepotBuilding0.3 miDCentral Springfield Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.3 mi★Old State CapitolGreek Revival · Built 18370.3 miBLincoln Colored HomeLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 miBMiller, Bell, ApartmentsClassical Revival0.5 miBIllinois State CapitolSecond Empire · Built 18680.5 miBSt. Nicholas HotelGeorgian Revival0.5 miBUnion StationRomanesque Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about The Town House

Is The Town House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 3, 2005 (Register number 05000603).

Is The Town House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit The Town House?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of The Town House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 104 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28891430 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.