Murphysburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 185 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Joplin. It developed between about 1880 and 1965 and includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Classical Revival, Mission Revival, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the previously listed Olivia Apartments and Ridgway Apartments. Other notable buildings include the J.H. Brand House (1899), John Wise House (1898), A.B. McConnell House (c. 1899), H.H. McNeal House (1908), H. Edward Dangerfield House (1895), First Methodist Church (1905), and Second Church of Christ, Scientist (c. 1907).[2]
Murphysburg Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by S. Sergeant, S. Pearl & S. Byers Aves., W. 1st, W. 4th & W. 7th Sts., Joplin, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°05′08″N 94°31′05″W / 37.08556°N 94.51806°W |
| Area | 52.9 acres (21.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1880 |
| Built by | Dieter and Wetzel |
| Architect | Garstang and Rea; Michaelis, August C.; Austin, Allen |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Classical Revival, Mission Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Historic Resources of Joplin, Missouri |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000228[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 2015 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/18/15 through 5/22/15. National Park Service. May 29, 2015.
- ^ Rachel Nugent and Lauren Rieke (December 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Murphysburg Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 26 photographs from 2014)