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E.M. Wilhoit Building
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National Register of Historic Places

E.M. Wilhoit Building

Listed as “Wilhoit, E.M., Building”

On the National Register since 200521 years
Commercial StyleListed 2005Springfield
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About E.M. Wilhoit Building

E.M. Wilhoit Building, at 300-330 E. Pershing St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 31, 2005. The Register lists it for its commerce, education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 42 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS AD; Springfield, Missouri MPS. The listing covers 2.5 acres. 23 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 · 136 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

300-330 E. Pershing St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1E.M. Wilhoit BuildingStart here
  2. 2Landers TheaterBaroque French Classical · next door
  3. 3Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4South Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  5. 5Wise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block · next door
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

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BKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.1 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.1 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.1 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.1 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.1 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.1 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.1 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.1 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.2 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.2 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.2 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.2 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.2 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.2 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.2 mi
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BFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miBDay HouseBuilding0.3 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.3 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.3 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.3 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.4 miBKite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building0.4 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.4 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.4 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.4 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block0.4 miBFinkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse0.4 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.4 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.4 miBSpringfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block0.5 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.5 mi
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Commercial Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial Style.

Heer's Department Store0.2 mi away
Springfield Public Square Historic District0.3 mi away

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Questions about E.M. Wilhoit Building

Is E.M. Wilhoit Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 31, 2005 (Register number 04001576).

Is E.M. Wilhoit Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit E.M. Wilhoit Building?

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 E.M. Wilhoit Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 136 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 63817416 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.