Downtown Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Netter-Ullman Building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 6, 2025
1. Netter-Ullman Building Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • 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 1913.
Location. 37° 12.542′ N, 93° 17.438′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is in Downtown Springfield. It is on Park Central East east of North Robberson Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 Park Central E, 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: Gillioz Theater (a few steps from this marker); John T. Woodruff (within shouting distance of this marker); The Colonial Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); First Store in Greene County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jewell Theater (about 400 feet away); Lynching in America / The Lynchings of Horace B. Duncan, Fred Coker and William Allen (about 400 feet away); Battle of Springfield (about 400
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Regarding Netter-Ullman Building. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The first occupant of the building was the Heer Dry Goods Company, a well known department store that served the community at another location into the 1990s. The building is most closely associated with the Netter-Ullman women's clothing store that opened c. 1916 and occupied the building into the 1970s. Marx Netter and A. M. Ullman, the original owners of the store, were among a long succession of German merchants who arrived in Springfield between the Civil War and World War I, establishing businesses that helped make the city the leader in wholesale and retail merchandising in Southwest Missouri.
[the] Netter-Ullman [Building] also shows the design influence of the Chicago Commercial School, and may be one of the best examples of style in Springfield, Missouri. While other buildings were built more or less in the pre-Neo-Classical genre of the School's style, none possess the finesse, complete expression, or the near-pristine integrity of Netter-Ullman.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 7, 2025
2. Netter-Ullman Building Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 6, 2025
3. Netter-Ullman Building
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
