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Day House
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National Register of Historic Places

Day House

Springfield’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 7, 1976; only 160 of Missouri’s 2,352 listings are older
Listed 1976Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Day House

Day House, at 614 South St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 7, 1976: the first place in Springfield to be listed. Only 160 of Missouri’s 2,352 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce, politics and architecture, at the local level. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Missouri, United States. 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 · 23 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

614 South St., Springfield · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Day HouseStart here
  2. 2Kite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building · next door
  3. 3Pearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Beverly ApartmentsBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Camp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 1916 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.2 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.3 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.3 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.3 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBKing, J.E., Manufacturing CompanyFactory0.4 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.4 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.4 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.4 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.4 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.4 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.4 mi
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DCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.4 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.5 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.5 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.5 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.5 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.5 mi

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Questions about Day House

Is Day House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 7, 1976 (Register number 76001110).

Is Day House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Day House?

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 Day House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 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 63818875 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.