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168 stops · 7 states

Historic buildings on Route 66

The 168 historic buildings in our data are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and they cluster in the towns where the old road ran straight down Main Street, across 7 states. By state: Illinois 67, Missouri 29, Kansas 3, Oklahoma 17, New Mexico 7, Arizona 36, California 9.

Joliet, Illinois has a whole set — the Jacob H. Henry House, the Hiram B. Scutt Mansion, the Joliet Iron and Steel Works. Cuba, Missouri contributes a run of houses, its old city jail and the Hotel Cuba; Stroud, Oklahoma keeps the Boston Store and the Chandler Bookstore; Kingman, Arizona has more than two dozen on its own, and Winslow adds the Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouse. California ends with Rubel Castle and the old adobes around Pasadena. Almost every one is within a mile of the road — the typical distance is about 0.2 mi.

Practical hint: most of these are private homes or working businesses, so enjoy them from the sidewalk, and look for the small plaque by the door — it usually gives the year and the story in a sentence or two.

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Historic buildings in Illinois (67)

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Old Joliet Prison, Illinois

Old Joliet Prison

Joliet, Illinois · 0.6 mi from Route 66

The limestone fortress where Joliet Jake walked free, now open for guided tours near downtown Joliet.

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Joliet Iron and Steel Works, Illinois

Joliet Iron and Steel Works

Joliet, Illinois · 0.3 mi from Route 66

The ruins of a giant 1869 ironworks, now an open-air forest preserve site telling Joliet's industrial story.

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Jacob H. Henry House in Joliet, IL

Jacob H. Henry House

Joliet, Illinois · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A grand Second Empire and Italianate house on Joliet's East Side, built for a railroad-era family.

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Duncan Manor in Towanda, IL

Duncan Manor

Towanda, Illinois · 0.1 mi from Route 66

An 1860s Italianate farmhouse near Towanda, built for a breeder of prized shorthorn cattle.

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Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, IL

Illinois State Capitol

Springfield, Illinois · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Illinois's working statehouse, a cross-shaped capitol with a silvery zinc-clad dome finished in the 1880s.

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Benjamin Stephenson House in Edwardsville, IL

Benjamin Stephenson House

Edwardsville, Illinois · 0.3 mi from Route 66

An 1820 Federal home restored to its original look and open as a museum in Edwardsville.

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Historic buildings in Missouri (29)

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Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home in Sullivan, MO

Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Sullivan, Missouri · 0.6 mi from Route 66

An 1856 sandstone house in Sullivan that became an Army general's summer retreat, now a house museum.

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Old Stagecoach Stop in Waynesville, MO

Old Stagecoach Stop

Waynesville, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A historic hotel on the Waynesville town square that has gone by five different names over its long life.

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Elijah Thomas Webb Residence in Webb City, MO

Elijah Thomas Webb Residence

Webb City, Missouri · on Route 66

A towered Queen Anne brick mansion from about 1891, one of Webb City's rare survivors of its kind.

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Newman Brothers Building in Joplin, MO

Newman Brothers Building

Joplin, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A Chicago School department store building in downtown Joplin, now home to city offices.

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St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Building in Joplin, MO

St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Building

Joplin, Missouri · on Route 66

A nine-story railroad station and office tower from 1913 that still anchors downtown Joplin.

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Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment in Joplin, MO

Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment

Joplin, Missouri · 2.2 mi from Route 66

A modest late-1920s garage apartment in Joplin whose name recalls the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde.

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Historic buildings in Kansas (3)

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Edgar Backus Schermerhorn House in Galena, KS

Edgar Backus Schermerhorn House

Galena, Kansas · 0.7 mi from Route 66

A Queen Anne house from about 1895, built in Galena, KS, for a wealthy lead and zinc mining businessman.

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Rial A. Niles House in Baxter Springs, KS

Rial A. Niles House

Baxter Springs, Kansas · 0.4 mi from Route 66

An 1870 Italianate house with a cupola in Baxter Springs, KS, restored and now used for local events.

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Johnston Library in Baxter Springs, KS

Johnston Library

Baxter Springs, Kansas · 0.1 mi from Route 66

An 1872 courthouse turned jail, city hall and library, left from Baxter Springs' fight for the county seat.

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Historic buildings in Oklahoma (17)

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George L. Coleman Sr. House in Miami, OK

George L. Coleman Sr. House

Miami, Oklahoma · 0.9 mi from Route 66

A 1918 Georgian Revival mansion of red brick, with house, courtyard and garage joined as one.

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Bristow Tire Shop, Oklahoma

Bristow Tire Shop

Bristow, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A small 1920s filling station on Bristow's Fourth Street, the old Route 66 through town.

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Henry Lassen House in El Reno, OK

Henry Lassen House

El Reno, Oklahoma · 0.3 mi from Route 66

A Neoclassical house on a quiet El Reno street, listed on the National Register.

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William I. and Magdalen M. Goff House in El Reno, OK

William I. and Magdalen M. Goff House

El Reno, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1901 El Reno house with a round tower and wraparound porch, little changed since before statehood.

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Hedlund Motor Company Building in Elk City, OK

Hedlund Motor Company Building

Elk City, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A National Register commercial building in downtown Elk City, a block or two from the Casa Grande Hotel.

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Storm House in Elk City, OK

Storm House

Elk City, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A National Register house in Elk City, a short walk from Route 66 and the Casa Grande Hotel.

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Historic buildings in New Mexico (7)

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Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Building in Tucumcari, NM

Arch Hurley Conservancy District Office Building

Tucumcari, New Mexico · 0.3 mi from Route 66

A 1940 Pueblo Revival government office in Tucumcari, with peeled-log posts holding up its front porch.

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Tucumcari station, New Mexico

Tucumcari station

Tucumcari, New Mexico · 0.6 mi from Route 66

Tucumcari's 1926 railroad depot, now home to the Tucumcari Railroad Museum, close to the old Route 66 road.

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Baca-Goodman House in Tucumcari, NM

Baca-Goodman House

Tucumcari, New Mexico · 0.4 mi from Route 66

An early 1900s Tucumcari merchant's house that held a place on the National Register for just four years.

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Jesus M. Casaus House in Santa Rosa, NM

Jesus M. Casaus House

Santa Rosa, New Mexico · 0.6 mi from Route 66

A 1917 Craftsman home in Santa Rosa owned by a county sheriff who also served in the state legislature.

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J. Julian Moise House in Santa Rosa, NM

J. Julian Moise House

Santa Rosa, New Mexico · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A 1904 brick-and-frame house in Santa Rosa with a Doric-columned porch and an adobe storehouse out back.

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White Cafe in Gallup, NM

White Cafe

Gallup, New Mexico · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1928 brick commercial building on Route 66 in downtown Gallup, listed as a historic place.

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Historic buildings in Arizona (36)

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Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouse in Winslow, AZ

Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouse

Winslow, Arizona · on Route 66

A 1917 trading post building in downtown Winslow that has been put to work as the town's visitor center.

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Brannen-Devine House in Flagstaff, AZ

Brannen-Devine House

Flagstaff, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

An 1892 brick Queen Anne cottage built for a Flagstaff pioneer, a few blocks from Route 66.

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Sultana Bar in Williams, AZ

Sultana Bar

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

A 1912 movie theater and pool hall turned saloon on the old Route 66 in Williams, with Prohibition-era lore.

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Williams Station, Arizona

Williams Station

Williams, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

The Williams depot, southern end of the Grand Canyon Railway, steps from downtown Route 66 in Williams.

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Historic Seligman Sundries, Arizona

Historic Seligman Sundries

Seligman, Arizona · on Route 66

Seligman's old Pioneer Hall: dance hall, soda fountain, then the Sundries shop, now a hot dog restaurant.

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United States Post Office in Kingman, AZ

United States Post Office

Kingman, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

Kingman's first purpose-built post office, a 1935 Period Revival building with Italian touches.

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Historic buildings in California (9)

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Goffs Schoolhouse, California

Goffs Schoolhouse

Goffs, California · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A restored 1914 desert schoolhouse on the pre-1931 Route 66, now a Mojave Desert history museum.

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John Rains House in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

John Rains House

Rancho Cucamonga, California · 0.3 mi from Route 66

An 1860s brick ranch house with a tale of wine, debt and murder, now a county history museum.

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Ygnacio Palomares Adobe in Pomona, CA

Ygnacio Palomares Adobe

Pomona, California · 1.2 mi from Route 66

An 1850s adobe ranch home in Pomona, restored and open as a museum of rancho life.

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La Casa Alvarado in Pomona, CA

La Casa Alvarado

Pomona, California · 2.4 mi from Route 66

An adobe built in 1840 in Pomona, with a National Register listing since 1978.

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Phillips Mansion in Pomona, CA

Phillips Mansion

Pomona, California · 4.3 mi from Route 66

An 1875 Second Empire house built by a Pomona landowner who became the richest man in the county.

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Rubel Castle in Glendora, CA

Rubel Castle

Glendora, California · 1.0 mi from Route 66

A backyard castle built over decades from concrete, scrap steel, bottles and bedsprings.

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