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Springfield Public Square Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places

Springfield Public Square Historic District

A district of 6 historic buildingsOn the Register since 2006
Commercial StyleListed 2006Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Springfield Public Square Historic District, at 149,138,137,134,127,132,124, and 122 Park Central Sq.,219, 221, South Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2006. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 42 other Missouri listings. The district takes in 6 historic buildings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS AD; Springfield, Missouri MPS. The listing covers 2.1 acres. 23 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 · 144 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

149,138,137,134,127,132,124, and 122 Park Central Sq.,219, 221, South Ave., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Springfield Public Square Historic DistrictStart here
  2. 2Springfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3Gottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4Springfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building · next door
  5. 5Springfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse · next door
Around it

40 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.1 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.1 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.1 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.1 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block0.1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.2 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.2 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.2 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.2 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.2 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.2 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.2 miBFinkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse0.2 mi
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BSpringfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block0.2 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.3 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.3 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.3 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.3 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.3 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.4 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.4 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.4 miBProducers Produce Company PlantFactory0.4 miBOberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory0.4 miBDay HouseBuilding0.5 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.5 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.5 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.5 miBBenton Avenue AME ChurchClassical Revival0.5 miBBailey SchoolBuilding0.5 miBGreene County CourthouseNeoclassical Revival0.5 mi
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Commercial Style style, nearby

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

Heer's Department Store0.1 mi away
E.M. Wilhoit Building0.3 mi away

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Questions about Springfield Public Square Historic District

Is Springfield Public Square Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 5, 2006 (Register number 06000331).

Is Springfield Public Square Historic District a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Springfield Public Square 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 Springfield Public Square Historic District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 144 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 63817386 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.