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Murphysburg Historic District

Coordinates: 37°05′08″N 94°31′05″W / 37.08556°N 94.51806°W / 37.08556; -94.51806
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Murphysburg Historic District
Murphysburg Historic District is located in Missouri
Murphysburg Historic District
Murphysburg Historic District is located in the United States
Murphysburg Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by S. Sergeant, S. Pearl & S. Byers Aves., W. 1st, W. 4th & W. 7th Sts., Joplin, Missouri
Coordinates37°05′08″N 94°31′05″W / 37.08556°N 94.51806°W / 37.08556; -94.51806
Area52.9 acres (21.4 ha)
Builtc. 1880 (1880)
Built byDieter and Wetzel
ArchitectGarstang and Rea; Michaelis, August C.; Austin, Allen
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Classical Revival, Mission Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
MPSHistoric Resources of Joplin, Missouri
NRHP reference No.15000228[1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2015

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)