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Finkbiner Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Finkbiner Building

Also known as Finkbiner Transfer and Storage Co.

On the National Register since 200521 years
Commercial WarehouseListed 2005Springfield
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About Finkbiner Building

Finkbiner Building, at 509-513 W. Oliver St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2005. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Warehouse, as it does for 1 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS AD; Springfield, Missouri MPS. 14 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 · 25 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

509-513 W. Oliver St., Springfield · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Finkbiner BuildingStart here
  2. 2Springfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block · next door
  3. 3Palace HotelCommercial Block · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Fallin GarageBuilding · next door
  5. 5Campbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.1 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.1 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.2 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.2 miBProducers Produce Company PlantFactory0.2 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.3 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.3 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.3 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.3 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 mi
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BLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.4 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.4 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.4 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.4 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBOberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory0.4 miBBailey SchoolBuilding0.4 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.5 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.5 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.5 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.5 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.5 miBGreene County CourthouseNeoclassical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Finkbiner Building

Is Finkbiner Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 25, 2005 (Register number 05000469).

Is Finkbiner Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Finkbiner 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 Finkbiner Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 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 63817388 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.