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Route 66 Steak 'n Shake
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National Register of Historic Places

Route 66 Steak 'n Shake

Also known as St. Louis Street Steak 'n Shake

On the National Register since 201214 years
Restaurant/Drive-In/DinerListed 2012Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Route 66 Steak 'n Shake

Route 66 Steak 'n Shake, at 1158 E. St. Louis St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 1, 2012. The Register lists it for its commerce, transportation and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Route 66 in Missouri MPS.

What it isBuilding in Springfield, 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 · 38 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1158 E. St. Louis St., Springfield · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Route 66 Steak 'n ShakeStart here
  2. 2Springfield Furniture CompanyWarehouse/Industrial · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Lincoln SchoolModern Movement · 0.3 mi on
Around it

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

BAmbassador ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19280.4 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)Queen Anne0.4 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.5 miDWalnut Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.6 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.6 miBRail Haven MotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.7 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.7 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.8 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.8 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.8 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.8 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.8 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.8 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.8 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.8 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.8 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.8 miBBenton Avenue AME ChurchClassical Revival0.8 mi
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BStone ChapelGothic Revival0.8 miBEdward M. and Della C. Wilhoit HouseGeorgian Revival0.9 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.9 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.9 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.9 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.9 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.9 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.9 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.9 miBBentley HouseQueen Anne0.9 miBPythian Home of MissouriLate Gothic Revival0.9 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building1 miBDay HouseBuilding1 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate1 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate1 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block1 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian1 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style1 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse1 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building1 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque1 miBOberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory1 miBGreene County CourthouseNeoclassical Revival1 miDMid-Town Historic DistrictT-Plan1 mi

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Questions about Route 66 Steak 'n Shake

Is Route 66 Steak 'n Shake on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 1, 2012 (Register number 12000462).

Is Route 66 Steak 'n Shake a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Route 66 Steak 'n Shake?

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 Route 66 Steak 'n Shake?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 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 63817420 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.