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Springfield Public Square Historic District

Coordinates: 37°12′46″N 93°17′35″W / 37.21278°N 93.29306°W / 37.21278; -93.29306
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Springfield Public Square Historic District
Springfield Public Square Historic District is located in Missouri
Springfield Public Square Historic District
Springfield Public Square Historic District is located in the United States
Springfield Public Square Historic District
Location149,138,137,134,127,132,124, and 122 Park Central Sq.,219, 221, South Ave.; also the eastern side of Public Square, part of the 300 block of Park Central E., and the northern side of the 200 block of W. Olive, Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates37°12′46″N 93°17′35″W / 37.21278°N 93.29306°W / 37.21278; -93.29306
Area17.1 acres (6.9 ha)
Built byJohnson Construction Co.
ArchitectOpal and Torbitt; Larsen, L.P.; Hunt, Frank
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, two part commercial block
MPSSpringfield MPS
NRHP reference No.06000331, 09000281 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2006, January 13, 2010 (Boundary Increase)

Springfield Public Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Springfield, Missouri, United States. The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 2 contributing objects in Springfield's central business district. The district developed between about 1890 and 1959, and includes representative examples of commercial architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed Franklin Springfield Motor Co. Building, Gillioz Theatre, Heer's Department Store, Netter-Ullman Building, and Marx-Hurlburt Building. Other notable resources include the Landers Building (1915), F. W. Woolworth Co. (1954), J. J. Newberry Co. (1951), S. S. Kresge Co. (1953), Springfield Cigar Company (c. 1890), Stancill Drug Store (c. 1890), National Shirt Co (c. 1952), Salvation Army (c. 1890), Public Square (c. 1835, 1970), Queen City Bank (1914), Frisco Office Building (1910), and Cantrell Building (c. 1927).[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 with a boundary increase in 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Debbie Sheals (November 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springfield Public Square Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. (includes 14 photographs from 2005) and Site Map
  3. ^ Debbie Sheals, Gail Emrie, and Tiffany Patterson (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Springfield Public Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 14 photographs from 2008)