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Marquette Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Marquette Hotel

Also known as Springfield Business College; Hotel State

On the National Register since 200026 years
Two Part CommercialListed 2000Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Marquette Hotel

Marquette Hotel, at 400 East Walnut, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2000. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Two Part Commercial, as it does for 1 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS AD; Springfield, Missouri MPS. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Greene County, 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 · 47 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

400 East Walnut, Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Marquette HotelStart here
  2. 2Keet-McElhany HouseItalianate · next door
  3. 3Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  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 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.1 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.1 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.1 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.1 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.2 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.2 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 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 miBKite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building0.4 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.4 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 Marquette Hotel

Is Marquette Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 5, 2000 (Register number 00000431).

Is Marquette Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Marquette Hotel?

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 Marquette Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 47 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 63817366 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.