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Wise Feed Company Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Wise Feed Company Building

Also known as Motor Mart Garage Building; Wise Feed & Seed Co. Building

On the National Register since 200323 years
Commercial BlockListed 2003Springfield
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About Wise Feed Company Building

Wise Feed Company Building, at 438-440 S. Campbell Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 6, 2003. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Block, as it does for 6 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Springfield, Missouri MPS; Springfield, Missouri MPS; Springfield, Missouri MPS. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building 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 · 46 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

438-440 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Wise Feed Company BuildingStart here
  2. 2South Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4Landers TheaterBaroque French Classical · next door
  5. 5E.M. Wilhoit BuildingCommercial Style · next door
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BKite, Robert B. and Vitae A., Apartment BuildingPorched Square Apartment Building0.2 miBDay HouseBuilding0.2 miBWilshire ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.2 miBCamp Manor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building · Built 19160.2 miBKeet-McElhany HouseItalianate0.2 miBMarquette HotelTwo Part Commercial0.2 miDCampbell Avenue Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBOld CalabossePalladian0.2 miBSt. Paul BlockDowntown Commercial Building0.2 miBHeer's Department StoreCommercial Style0.2 miBPearl Apartments and Windsor ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.3 miBBeverly ApartmentsBuilding0.3 miBCollege ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment0.3 miBMcDaniel BuildingBuilding0.3 miBHotel SansoneCraftsman0.3 miDWest Walnut Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBHolland BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miDCampbell Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Commercial Block0.3 mi
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BGillioz TheaterMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.3 miDSouth-McDaniel-Patton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBFallin GarageBuilding0.3 miBKing, J.E., Manufacturing CompanyFactory0.4 miBAbou Ben Adhem Shrine MosqueMoorish0.4 miBFallin Brothers BuildingBrick Front0.4 miBHenry Schneider BuildingGarage/Dealership0.4 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.4 miBMarx-Hurlburt BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBFranklin Springfield Motor Co. BuildingCommercial Block0.4 miBPalace HotelCommercial Block0.4 miDSpringfield Warehouse and Industrial Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miDWalnut Street Historic District (Boundary Increase I)Italianate0.5 miBNetter-Ullman BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement0.5 miBFinkbiner BuildingCommercial Warehouse0.5 miBSpringfield Seed Co. Office and WarehouseCommercial Block0.5 miBGottfried Furniture Company BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miBSpringfield Grocer Company WarehouseCommercial Warehouse0.5 miDSpringfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Downtown Commercial Building0.5 mi
More like it

Commercial Block style, nearby

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

Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building0.4 mi away
Palace Hotel0.4 mi away
Springfield Seed Co. Office and Warehouse0.5 mi away

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Questions about Wise Feed Company Building

Is Wise Feed Company Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 6, 2003 (Register number 02001685).

Is Wise Feed Company Building a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Wise Feed Company Building?

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 Wise Feed Company Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 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 63817382 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.