Commercial Street Historic District (Springfield, Missouri)

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Commercial Street Historic District
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LocationCommercial St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°13′47″N93°17′23″W / 37.22972°N 93.28972°W / 37.22972; -93.28972
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Website HistoricCstreet.org
NRHP reference No. 83000991 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1983
The Jefferson Avenue Footbridge over the railroad tracks is a separately listed historic structure adjacent to the district. Footbridge along Historic Commercial Street.jpg
The Jefferson Avenue Footbridge over the railroad tracks is a separately listed historic structure adjacent to the district.

The Commercial Street Historic District is a national historic district located between Washington Ave. and Grant Ave. in Springfield, Missouri, United States. [2] The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings in Springfield's central business district. The district developed between about 1870 and 1935, and it includes representative examples of Romanesque Revival and Victorian style architecture. Notable buildings include the Thos. Murray Building (1908), Fire Station No. 2 (1904), Perkins Hotel (1902–1908), Bank of Springfield (c. 1884), Bakers' Union Hall (1908), Uncle Carl Haden’s Pawn Shop (1902–1910), and Commercial Club (c. 192–1928). [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

The six-block district is designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a brownfield land. Key components of the revitalization will include improved stormwater management, use of alternative energy sources, and the reduction of the district's carbon footprint. EPA assistance will provide guidance on green infrastructure and green design techniques for several properties in the redevelopment district. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "C-Street Historic District".
  3. Jill Johnson (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Commercial Street Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved December 1, 2016. (includes 41 photographs from 1980 and updated documentation from 2001)
  4. "Brownfields Sustainability Pilot Fact Sheet Commercial Street Historic District" (PDF). United States Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2012.