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Palace Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Palace Hotel

Also known as Eldredge Block; Excelsior Steam Laundry; Baltimore Hotel; Gardner Hotel; Massey Hotel

On the National Register since 200224 years
Commercial BlockListed 2002Springfield
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About Palace Hotel

Palace Hotel, at 501 College St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 27, 2002. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Block, as it does for 6 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS AD; Springfield, Missouri MPS. 17 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 · 133 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

501 College St., Springfield · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Palace HotelStart here
  2. 2Finkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse · next door
  3. 3Springfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block · next door
  4. 4Henry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Fallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front · 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.

DCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.1 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.1 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.2 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.2 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.2 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.2 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.2 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.3 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.3 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 mi
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BFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.3 miBProducers Produce Company PlantFactory0.3 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.4 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.4 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.4 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.4 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.4 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.4 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBOberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory0.4 miBBailey SchoolBuilding0.4 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.5 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.5 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.5 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.5 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.5 miBGreene County CourthouseNeoclassical Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Commercial Block style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial Block.

Springfield Seed Co. Office and Warehouse0.1 mi away
Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building0.3 mi away
Wise Feed Company Building0.4 mi away

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Questions about Palace Hotel

Is Palace Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 27, 2002 (Register number 02001419).

Is Palace Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Palace 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 Palace Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 133 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 63817374 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.