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Stone Chapel
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National Register of Historic Places

Stone Chapel

On the National Register since 198244 years
Gothic RevivalListed 1982Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Stone Chapel

Stone Chapel, at Benton and Central Sts, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 21, 1982. It was among the first 7 of Springfield’s 70 listings. The Register lists it for its education, architecture and religion, at the local level. It describes its style as Gothic Revival, as it does for 45 other Missouri listings.

What it isChapel in Springfield, United States of America. 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Benton and Central Sts, Springfield · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Stone ChapelStart here
  2. 2Benton Avenue AME ChurchClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Woods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4U.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Oberman, D.M., Manufacturing Co. BuildingFactory · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BLincoln SchoolModern Movement0.3 miBGreene County CourthouseNeoclassical Revival0.3 miBBentley HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBBailey SchoolBuilding0.4 miDMid-Town Historic DistrictT-Plan0.4 miDMid-town Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Queen Anne0.4 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.5 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.5 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.5 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.5 mi

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Questions about Stone Chapel

Is Stone Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 21, 1982 (Register number 82000583).

Is Stone Chapel a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Stone Chapel?

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 Stone Chapel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 63818883 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.