Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Beverly Apartments

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 6, 2025

1. Beverly Apartments Marker

Inscription. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 37° 12.253′ N, 93° 17.24′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is on East Cherry Street west of South Kimbrough Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 529 E Cherry St, Springfield MO 65806, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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Wilshire Apartments (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Keet-McElhany House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Springfield (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Paul United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First Post Office in Springfield (approx. ¼ mile away); The Day House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Landers Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Springfield (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Regarding Beverly Apartments. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

It is a three-story apartment building built ca. 1935 for Oran and Julia Hickman … This is one of at least four apartment buildings in the neighborhood that were constructed by the Hickmans and their son Guy between 1926 and 1941. The other three buildings, which are all still in use as apartments, appear to have been constructed from the same set of architectural plans used for the Beverly Apartments. They are, in order of construction, the Pearl Apartments, 728 S. Jefferson, built 1926; the Windsor Apartments 722 S. Jefferson, built 1937; the Hickman Apartments 915 E.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 7, 2025

2. Beverly Apartments Marker
Marker is at the top of the left railing.
Elm, built in 1940-41. …

Oran and Julia Hickman were married in 1900, and they spent the first twenty five years of their marriage in Golden City, Missouri, where they owned and operated a hardware store and a grocery store. By late 1925 or early 1926, they had moved to Springfield and built the Pearl Apartments, which also served as their home. …

The 1930 census shows that Oran and Julia Hickman were still living at the Pearl Apartments, with their sons, 24 year old Roy, and 20 year old Guy. Not long after that record was made, the Hickmans began to take steps to expand their real estate holdings. … By the summer of 1934, the Hickmans had purchased the lot on Cherry Street, which was to become the site of their second Springfield apartment building – the Beverly Apartments. The new apartment building was finished and fully occupied by the summer of 1935.

Also see . . . Beverly Apartments (PDF). National Register nomination for the apartment building, which was listed in 2017. (Prepared by Debbie Sheals; via Missouri State Parks) (Submitted on May 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.