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Wilshire Apartments

 
 
Wilshire Apartments Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011
1. Wilshire Apartments Marker
Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 37° 12.289′ N, 93° 17.385′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is in Downtown Springfield. It is on Jefferson Avenue near Elm Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 South Jefferson Avenue, 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: Beverly Apartments (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Post Office in Springfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Springfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Keet-McElhany House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Springfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Day House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Landers Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
 
Also see . . .  Wilshire Apartments National Register Nomination. (Submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Wilshire Apartments and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011
2. Wilshire Apartments and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 868 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 26, 2026