Keet-McElhany House

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Location435 E. Walnut St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°12′24″N93°17′20″W / 37.20667°N 93.28889°W / 37.20667; -93.28889 Coordinates: 37°12′24″N93°17′20″W / 37.20667°N 93.28889°W / 37.20667; -93.28889
Arealess than one acre
Built1881 (1881), 1886, 1900
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference # 84002545 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1984

Keet-McElhany House is a historic home located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. It was built in 1881, and enlarged in 1886, and remodeled in 1900. It is a two-story, brick dwelling with a frame attic and reflects Italianate and Queen Anne style design elements. It features a multi-hipped and gable roof, porch with a projecting gable, and round corner tower. [2] :2

Springfield, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Patrick H. Steele, Sr., and David Denman (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keet-McElhany House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 13 photographs from 1983)