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Keet-McElhany House
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National Register of Historic Places

Keet-McElhany House

On the National Register since 198442 years
ItalianateListed 1984Springfield
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About Keet-McElhany House

Keet-McElhany House, at 435 E. Walnut St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 22, 1984. It was among the first 9 of Springfield’s 70 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 180 other Missouri listings. 16 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 · 45 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

435 E. Walnut St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Keet-McElhany HouseStart here
  2. 2Marquette HotelTwo Part Commercial · next door
  3. 3Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4Landers TheaterBaroque French Classical · next door
  5. 5E.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style · next door
Around it

35 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 Building0.1 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.1 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.1 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.2 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.2 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.2 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.2 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.2 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.3 miBDay HouseBuilding0.3 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.3 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.3 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 mi
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BHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.3 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.3 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.3 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.3 miBKite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building0.4 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.4 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.4 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.5 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.5 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block0.5 miBFinkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse0.5 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.5 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.5 mi

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Questions about Keet-McElhany House

Is Keet-McElhany House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 22, 1984 (Register number 84002545).

Is Keet-McElhany House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Keet-McElhany 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 Keet-McElhany House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 45 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 63818871 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.