Keet-McElhany House, Springfield, Missouri
Located in Springfield, Missouri, at 435 E. Walnut Street is the Keet-McElhany house. The house was built in 1881 and was officially entered into the National Register of Historic Places over 100 years later in 1984. The house was the residence of prominent Springfield ancestors for over 100 years. The Keet, McElhany, and Holland families were important merchants and bankers in early Springfield, Missouri history. Ancestors Within These Walls Claude McElhany, my second cousin three times removed, resided in this house alongside his wife, Katherine Keet-McElhany. The property, acquired by Katherine’s father, James Keet, in 1883, became a significant part of their shared history. The couple exchanged vows within the home on July 7th, 1909 and continued to call it their residence until their respective passings - Claude in 1956 and Katherine in 1992. Claude was a veteran of World War I. For the majority of his career, he worked as a clerk and salesman at Keet & Roundtree Dry G