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National Register of Historic Places

Simonsen School

Also known as Ernst Simonsen Junior High School; Jefferson City High School,; Simonsen 9th Grade School; Simonsen 9th Grade Center; Simonsen, Ernst High School

On the National Register since 20215 years
Listed 2021Jefferson City
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About Simonsen School

Simonsen School, at 501 East Miller St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 7, 2021. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 3.7 acres. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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501 East Miller St., Jefferson City · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Simonsen SchoolStart here
  2. 2Hobo Hill Historic DistrictLate 19th and early 20th century American Movements · next door
  3. 3Hugh and Bessie Stephens HouseLate 19th and early 20th Century Revivals · next door
  4. 4Jefferson City Community CenterBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Lincoln Univ. Hilltop Campus Historic DistrictGeorgian · 0.2 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BJohn B. and Elizabeth Ruthven HouseMissouri-German0.2 miBEast End DrugsLate Victorian0.2 miBGensky, H.E., Grocery Store BuildingTwo-Story Commercial0.3 miDMunichburg Commercial Historic DistrictCommercial Buildings0.3 miBMissouri State Penitentiary Warden's HouseLate Victorian · Built 18880.3 miBLester S. and Missouri "Zue" Gordon Parker HouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miDCapitol Avenue Historic DistrictFrench Colonial0.3 miBIvy TerraceQueen Anne · Built 18930.3 miBCole County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's HouseRomanesque Revival0.3 miSWoodland-Old City CemeterySite0.4 miSJefferson City National CemeteryLate Victorian0.4 miBKaullen Mercantile CompanyTwo-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBGrove, Claud D. and Berenice Sinclair Grove HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.4 miDJefferson Female SeminaryDistrict0.4 miBCole County Historical Society BuildingVictorian-Reconstruction0.4 miDLincoln University Hilltop Campus Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBTergin Apartment BuildingModern Movement0.5 miDMissouri State Capitol Historic DistrictModerne0.5 mi
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BLohman's Landing BuildingBuilding0.5 miBMissouri Governor's MansionSecond Empire0.5 mi

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Questions about Simonsen School

Is Simonsen School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 7, 2021 (Register number 100007041).

Is Simonsen School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Westminster College Gymnasium, 22.2 miles away.

Can you visit Simonsen School?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.