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National Register of Historic Places

Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)

A district of 29 historic buildingsOn the Register since 2001
Queen AnneListed 2001Springfield
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease), at 1100 and 1000 blks. of E. Elm St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 14, 2001. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 149 other Missouri listings. The district takes in 29 historic buildings.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
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1100 and 1000 blks. of E. Elm St., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)Start here
  2. 2Ambassador ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 1928 · 0.2 mi on
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46 more Register listings within a mile

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

DWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.4 miBRoute 66 Steak 'n ShakeRestaurant/Drive-In/Diner0.4 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.5 miBEdward M. and Della C. Wilhoit HouseGeorgian Revival0.6 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.6 miDWalnut Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.6 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.6 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.6 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.6 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.7 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.7 miDWalnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.7 miBLanders TheaterBaroque French Classical0.7 miBE.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style0.7 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.7 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.7 miBGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.7 mi
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BNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.7 miBKite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building0.8 miBDay HouseBuilding0.8 miBWise Feed Company BuildingCommercial Block0.8 miDSouth Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.8 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.8 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.8 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.8 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.8 miBSpringfield Furniture CompanyWarehouse/Industrial0.8 miBLincoln SchoolModern Movement0.8 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.9 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.9 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.9 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.9 miBRail Haven MotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.9 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.9 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.9 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.9 miBFallin GarageBuilding1 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block1 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse1 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building1 miDWoods-Evertz Stove Company Historic DistrictFactory1 miBBenton Avenue AME ChurchClassical Revival1 miBStone ChapelGothic Revival1 mi
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Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Keet-McElhany House0.6 mi away
Bentley House1.2 mi away

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Questions about Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)

Is Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 14, 2001 (Register number 01001128).

Is Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease) a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)?

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 Walnut Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 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 63818867. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.