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Old Calabosse
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National Register of Historic Places

Old Calabosse

Also known as Old Springfield City Jail; South Side Calaboose

On the National Register since 198046 years
PalladianListed 1980Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Old Calabosse

Old Calabosse, at 409 W. McDaniel St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 14, 1980. It was among the first 5 of Springfield’s 70 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Palladian, as it does for 1 other Missouri listings. 20 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 · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

409 W. McDaniel St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Old CalabosseStart here
  2. 2Campbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3West Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4Campbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block · next door
  5. 5South-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.1 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.1 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.1 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.2 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.2 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.2 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.2 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.2 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.2 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block0.2 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.3 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.3 mi
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BCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.3 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.3 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBFinkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse0.3 miBSpringfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block0.3 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.3 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.3 miBKite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building0.4 miBDay HouseBuilding0.4 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.4 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.4 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.4 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.5 miBKing, J.E., Manufacturing CompanyFactory0.5 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.5 miBProducers Produce Company PlantFactory0.5 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.5 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 mi

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Questions about Old Calabosse

Is Old Calabosse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 14, 1980 (Register number 80002355).

Is Old Calabosse a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Old Calabosse?

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 Old Calabosse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 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 63818887 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.