Heer's Department Store, also known as the Greater Heer Store, is a historic

Heer's Heer's Department Store, with its original location at 138 Park Central West (formerly College Street) in Springfield, Missouri, was one of southwest Missouri's largest and most prominent department stores for 80 years. Heer's Department Store wa ...

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building located at

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. It was built in 1915, and is a seven-story commercial building which is sheathed with cream colored

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. A two-story addition was constructed in 1951. The building was remodeled in 1967. The store closed in 1995. (includes 12 photographs from 2002) It was listed on the

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in 2002. It is located in the Springfield Public Square Historic District.

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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Commercial buildings completed in 1915 Buildings and structures in Springfield, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Missouri {{GreeneCountyMO-NRHP-stub