Olivia Apartments is a historic apartment building located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1906 by a Canadian engineer who moved to Joplin during the mining boom and finished in October of 1906.[2] It is a five-story, U-shaped, red brick building. It measures approximately 100 feet by 125 feet and features Bedford limestone ornamentation and light colored brick cross hatching.[3]: 5
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| Location | 320 Moffet, Joplin, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°5′16″N 94°31′8″W / 37.08778°N 94.51889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Dieter and Wenzel |
| Architect | Allen, Austin |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000536[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 20, 2008 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] It is located in the Murphysburg Historic District.
The apartment consists of 37 bedrooms equipped with built-ins, fireplaces, marble bathrooms with clawfoot tubs, and French doors that opened onto private balconies. The fifth level has two restaurants: a grill room and a more formal dining room. After a century of operation, the City of Joplin deemed the Oliva apartment life threatening in 2006 and instructed its occupants to evacuate.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Olivia Hotel and Apartments". www.murphysburg.org. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Julie Ann LaMouria and Ron Bull (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Olivia Apartments" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 13 photographs from 2007)
- ^ "Olivia Apartments – Joplin, Missouri - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.