Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph

#12 among attractions in St. Joseph

Shopping, Department store

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Townsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983. It is listed as a contributing building to the St. Joseph Commerce and Banking Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a prominent building in the Historic Retail District Felix Street Corridor in the master plan for St. Joseph ()

Coordinates: 39°46'2"N, 94°51'10"W

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St. Joseph United States

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Townsend & Wall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Jo Frontier Casino, Robidoux Row, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Remington Nature Center.

1.7 miNW
Gambling, Nightlife, Casino
St. Jo Frontier Casino, St. Joseph
43 min walk • St. Jo Frontier Casino is a riverboat casino on the edge of the Missouri River in St. Joseph, Missouri owned by Affinity Gaming.
0.6 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Robidoux Row, St. Joseph
15 min walk • Robidoux Row is a historic apartment building located at 219-225 East Poulin Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built by St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux in north St. Joseph in the late 1840s/early 1850s. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure with an attached single story brick building. Robidoux lived there at one point.
~770 ftSE
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
4 min walk • The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
1.4 miNW
39°46'44"N • 94°52'26"W
Remington Nature Center, St. Joseph
35 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
~1230 ftE
Library
St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph
6 min walk • St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. This library has over 9,000 books.
~740 ftNW
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
4 min walk • Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building. It features pedimented porticos with Corinthian order columns and a glass and tin central dome.
0.5 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
14 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
~1830 ftW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
9 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.7 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Everett School, St. Joseph
19 min walk • Everett School, also known as St. Joseph Christian School, is a historic school building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story, "E"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
~420 ftSE
Romanesque architecture
German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph
3 min walk • The German-American Bank Building is a historic bank building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1889, and is a six-story, rectangular brick building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with added Beaux-Arts detailing..
~1810 ftNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Joseph
9 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Townsend & Wall?

Nearby attractions include St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District, St. Joseph (2 min walk), German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph (3 min walk), Corby-Forsee Building, St. Joseph (3 min walk), Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph (4 min walk).

How to get to Townsend & Wall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Townsend & Wall:

Bus

Downtown Transit Center (7 min walk)