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The Commercial Street Historic District is a national
The Commercial Street Historic District is a national historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
located between Washington Ave. and Grant Ave. in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the List of cities in Missouri, third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County, Missouri, Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 censu ...
, United States
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. The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings in Springfield's central business district
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. The district developed between about 1870 and 1935, and it includes representative examples of Romanesque Revival
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and Victorian
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style architecture. Notable buildings include the Thos. Murray Building (1908), Fire Station No. 2 (1904), Perkins Hotel (1902–1908), Bank of Springfield (c. 1884), Bakers' Union Hall (1908), Uncle Carl Haden’s Pawn Shop (1902–1910), and Commercial Club (c. 192–1928). (includes 41 photographs from 1980 and updated documentation from 2001)
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1983.
The six-block district is designated by the Environmental Protection Agency
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as a brownfield land
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. Key components of the revitalization will include improved stormwater management
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, use of alternative energy
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sources, and the reduction of the district's carbon footprint
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. EPA assistance will provide guidance on green infrastructure and green design techniques for several properties in the redevelopment district.
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* Buildings and structures in Springfield, Missouri Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Missouri Romanesque Revival architecture in Missouri Victorian architecture in Missouri {{GreeneCountyMO-geo-stub