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Landers Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Landers Theater

On the National Register since 197749 years
Baroque French ClassicalListed 1977Springfield
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About Landers Theater

Landers Theater, at 311 E. Walnut, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 12, 1977. It was among the first 2 of Springfield’s 70 listings. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the local level. 20 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and movie theater in Springfield, Missouri. 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 · 28 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

311 E. Walnut, Springfield · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Landers TheaterStart here
  2. 2Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3E.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style · next door
  4. 4McDaniel BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5Hotel SansoneCraftsman · next door
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.1 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.1 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.1 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.1 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.1 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 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.2 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 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miBDay HouseBuilding0.3 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.3 mi
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BAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.3 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.3 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.3 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.3 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.3 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 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 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.4 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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Questions about Landers Theater

Is Landers Theater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 12, 1977 (Register number 77000806).

Is Landers Theater a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Landers Theater?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Landers Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 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 63818893 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.