National Register of Historic Places

Palace Hotel

Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Listed
November 27, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001419

About this property

Palace Hotel, also known as the Eldredge Block, Excelsior Steam Laundry, Baltimore Hotel, Gardner Hotel, and Massey Hotel, is a historic hotel building located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. It was built about 1892, and is a two-story, Italianate influenced brick commercial building. It has cast iron columns on the first floor storefront, a flat roof, and flat parapet. It originally housed a laundry, then converted to a hotel in 1908. It continued as a hotel until 1946. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

501 College St.
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
37.21117, -93.29569

Categories

COMMERCE
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Sources

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

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When was Palace Hotel listed on the National Register?

Palace Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Palace Hotel?

Palace Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Palace Hotel?

The period of significance for Palace Hotel is recorded as the industrial era.

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