National Register of Historic Places

Mid-Town Historic District

Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Listed
July 12, 1989
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
89000938

About this property

Mid-Town Historic District is a national historic district in Springfield, Missouri, United States. It encompasses 455 buildings, 8 structures, and 7 objects in a predominantly residential section of Springfield. It developed between about 1871 and 1952, and includes representative examples of Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman architecture, including the separately listed Bentley House and Stone Chapel. Other notable buildings include those on the Drury College campus, Central Christian Church (1926), St. Johns Episcopal Church (1886), Mary S. Boyd School (1911), and Trinity Lutheran Church (c.

Location

Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
37.22381, -93.28593

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 89000938. It was listed on July 12, 1989.

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Bentley House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Benton Avenue AME Church
Industrial
0.5 mi
Commercial Street Historic District
Civil War
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Springfield (Marmaduke Raid January 1863)
1863Civil War
0.8 mi
Marmaduke's First Raid — Springfield MO
1863Civil War
1.1 mi
First Battle of Springfield
1861Civil War
1.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Mid-Town Historic District listed on the National Register?

Mid-Town Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Mid-Town Historic District?

Mid-Town Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mid-Town Historic District?

The period of significance for Mid-Town Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1871.

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