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U.S. Customhouse and Post Office (Springfield, Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°12′57″N 93°17′31″W / 37.21583°N 93.29194°W / 37.21583; -93.29194
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U.S. Customhouse and Post Office
City Hall, November 2014
U.S. Customhouse and Post Office (Springfield, Missouri) is located in Missouri
U.S. Customhouse and Post Office (Springfield, Missouri)
U.S. Customhouse and Post Office (Springfield, Missouri) is located in the United States
U.S. Customhouse and Post Office (Springfield, Missouri)
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Location830 Boonville Ave., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates37°12′57″N 93°17′31″W / 37.21583°N 93.29194°W / 37.21583; -93.29194
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectWindrim, James H.; Edbrooke, Willoughby J.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.79001360[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1979

U.S. Customhouse and Post Office, also known as Historic City Hall, is a historic customs house and post office located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. It was built in 1891, and is a three-story, L-shaped, Romanesque Revival style limestone block building. An addition to the building was constructed in 1910–1914. It features a turret and campanile-like tower.[2]: 3  It was went through renovations in 2024.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Noelle Soren (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: U.S. Customhouse and Post Office" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1978)
  3. ^ https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2024/02/06/historic-city-hall-renovations-near-construction-include-new-plans/72480706007/