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National Register of Historic Places

Mid-Town Historic District

Also known as Stone Chapel

A district of 405 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1989
T-PlanListed 1989Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Mid-Town Historic District, at Roughly bounded by Pacific, Clay, Pythian, Summit, Calhoun, Washington, Central, Benton, Division, and Jefferson, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 13, 1989. It was among the first 11 of Springfield’s 70 listings. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. The district takes in 405 historic buildings. The listing covers 123 acres.

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 · 135 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

Roughly bounded by Pacific, Clay, Pythian, Summit, Calhoun, Washington, Central, Benton, Division, and Jefferson, Springfield · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Mid-Town Historic DistrictStart here
  2. 2Bentley HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Mid-town Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Queen Anne · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Greene County CourthouseNeoclassical Revival · 0.4 mi on
  5. 5Oberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory · 0.1 mi on
Around it

37 more Register listings within a mile

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

BBenton Avenue AME ChurchClassical Revival0.4 miBStone ChapelGothic Revival0.4 miBLincoln SchoolModern Movement0.5 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.6 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque0.6 miBBailey SchoolBuilding0.6 miDCommercial Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.6 miBSpringfield Furniture CompanyWarehouse/Industrial0.7 miBSt. John's Mercy Hospital BuildingTudor Revival0.7 miStJefferson Street FootbridgeCantilever Through Truss Bridge0.7 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.8 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.8 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.8 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.8 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.8 miBProducers Ice and Manufacturing CompanyBuilding0.8 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.9 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.9 mi
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BMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.9 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.9 miBProducers Produce Company PlantFactory0.9 miBPythian Home of MissouriLate Gothic Revival0.9 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate1 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment1 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding1 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building1 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman1 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block1 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block1 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival1 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian1 miBFallin GarageBuilding1 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block1 miBRoute 66 Steak 'n ShakeRestaurant/Drive-In/Diner1 miBFinkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse1 miBSpringfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block1 mi

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Questions about Mid-Town Historic District

Is Mid-Town Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 13, 1989 (Register number 89000938).

Is Mid-Town Historic District a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Mid-Town Historic District?

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 Mid-Town Historic District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 135 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 63818881 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.