West Walnut Street Commercial Historic District

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West Walnut Street Commercial Historic District
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Location Roughly 400-300 blks. of W. Walnut St., 300-400blks. of S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°12′32″N93°17′40″W / 37.20889°N 93.29444°W / 37.20889; -93.29444 Coordinates: 37°12′32″N93°17′40″W / 37.20889°N 93.29444°W / 37.20889; -93.29444
Area 2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Architectural style Italianate, Commercial block
MPS Springfield MPS
NRHP reference # 02000211 [1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 2002

West Walnut Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in Springfield, Missouri, United States. The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings in a commercial section of Springfield. The district developed between about 1888 and 1951, and includes representative examples of Italianate commercial architecture. Notable buildings include the Diffenderffer Building (1906), the Koenigsbruk and Boehmer Building (c. 1888), and the Grand Hotel / Springfield Seed Co. Building (c. 1920). [2]

Springfield, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Springfield is the third-largest city in the state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 159,498. As of 2017, the Census Bureau estimated its population at 167,376. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which has a population of 462,369 and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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. Richard Lee Burton (December 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Walnut Street Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01. (includes 24 photographs from 2001)