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Senior Hall
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National Register of Historic Places

Senior Hall

On the National Register since 197749 years
Victorian EclecticListed 1977Columbia
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Senior Hall

Senior Hall, at Stephens College campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 2, 1977. It was among the first 4 of Columbia’s 42 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Victorian Eclectic, as it does for 3 other Missouri listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Missouri. 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 · 85 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1841 to today

  1. 1841Built
  2. 1977Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 49 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Stephens College campus, Columbia · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Senior HallStart here
  2. 2Coca-Cola Bottling Company BuildingColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Kress BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block · next door
  4. 4Downtown Columbia Historic District (Boundary Increase)Warehouse · next door
  5. 5Wabash Railroad Station and Freight HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DStephens College, South CampusGeorgian Revival0.1 miBMissouri United Methodist ChurchBuilding0.2 miBCentral Dairy BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miDEast Campus Neighborhood Historic DistrictBungalow0.3 miBMissouri TheaterBuilding0.3 miBVirginia BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBBallenger BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block · Built 19040.3 miBTiger HotelBuilt 19280.3 miDMiller Building, Matthews Hardware, Metropolitan BuildingItalianate0.3 miDNorth Ninth Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBFirst Christian ChurchRomanesque · Built 18930.3 miDDowntown Columbia Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBMcCain Furniture StoreTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miDFrancis Quadrangle Historic DistrictRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBColumbia National Guard ArmoryArt Deco0.4 miBSamuel H. and Isabel Smith Elkins HouseItalianate0.4 miBMissouri State Teachers AssociationJacobean Revival0.5 miBMissouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad DepotBuilding0.5 mi
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BSecond Baptist ChurchRomanesque0.5 miBJohn W. Boone HouseLate Victorian0.5 miBSt. Paul A.M.E. ChurchRomanesque0.5 miBWright Brothers Mule BarnOne and Two-Park Industrial Block0.5 mi

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Questions about Senior Hall

Is Senior Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 2, 1977 (Register number 77000799).

Is Senior Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sanborn Field and Soil Erosion Plots, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Senior Hall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Senior Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 85 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 63818316 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.