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National Register of Historic Places

St. Paul Block

Also known as Hermann-Brownlow Building; Hermann-Sanford Building

On the National Register since 200917 years
Downtown Commercial BuildingListed 2009Springfield
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About St. Paul Block

St. Paul Block, at 401 S. Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 15, 2009. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Downtown Commercial Building, as it does for 1 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS AD; Springfield, Missouri MPS. 25 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 · 116 MB · National Archives↗
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401 S. Ave., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1St. Paul BlockStart here
  2. 2Heer's Department StoreCommercial Style · next door
  3. 3South-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4Campbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block · next door
  5. 5West Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · 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.

DWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.1 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.1 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.1 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.1 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.1 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.1 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.1 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.1 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.2 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.2 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.2 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.2 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.2 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.2 mi
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BFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.2 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block0.2 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.3 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.3 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.3 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.3 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.3 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 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.4 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.5 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.5 miBProducers Produce Company PlantFactory0.5 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory0.5 miBU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBOberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory0.5 mi

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Questions about St. Paul Block

Is St. Paul Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 15, 2009 (Register number 08001322).

Is St. Paul Block a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit St. Paul Block?

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 St. Paul Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 116 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 63817392 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.