Joplin Downtown Historic District Explained

Joplin Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:37.0867°N -94.5133°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Joplin Downtown Historic District
Architect:Michaelis, August; Allen. Austin; et al.
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, two-park commercial
Added:July 16, 2008
Mpsub:Historic Resources of Joplin, Missouri
Refnum:08000661

Joplin Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Joplin. It developed between about 1883 and 1958 and includes representative examples of Mission Revival, Art Deco, and Modern Movement style architecture. The district includes the previously listed Fifth and Main Historic District, Newman Brothers Building, Fox Theater, and St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Building. Other notable buildings include the Liberty Building (1923), Cunningham Bank / Quinby Building (c. 1884, c. 1924), Model Clothing Store Building (c. 1899), Lichliter-Kassab Building (1893, 1940), Zelleken Block (c. 1890), Muenning Building (c. 1885), and Frank Hollcroft Livery Building (c. 1890).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joplin Downtown Historic District. 2017-01-01. Kerry Davis and Sally Schwenk. PDF. April 2008. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 13 photographs from 2007)