Historic Murphysburg Preservation, Inc.

Welcome to Murphysburg Residential Historic District

In 1992, the City of Joplin designated Sergeant Avenue from Second Street to Fourth Street as the “Murphysburg Residential Historic District.” At the request of homeowners in the adjacent neighborhoods, the City of Joplin expanded the historic district in 2004. Today, the historic district encompasses Sergeant Avenue from First Street to Seventh Street and Moffet Avenue from First Street to Fourth Street. Historic Murphysburg Preservation, Inc., a non-profit corporation, endeavors to preserve the integrity of the district and raise public awareness. You can contact us at murphysburg@gmail.com

There is something new in Murphysburg!

The City of Joplin is replacing historic markers

& issuing new ones to residents that request one.

For more information about historic markers

contact Chad Cornwell, Planning/Community

Development Specialist at 624-0820 ext. 511

or CCornwell@joplinmo.org

"A HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN MURPHYSBURG"

Annual October Membership Meeting at the John Wise Home, 504 S. Byers, October 25 at 6:30

Our guest speaker is Larry Wood, Larry is a retired public school teacher (Joplin R-8 Schools) and a freelance writer specializing in the history of the Ozarks, with particular emphasis on the Civil War and the Old West. He is the 2011 recipient of the Missouri Writers' Guild's Walter Williams Major Work Award for his book entitled The Two Civil War Battles of Newtonia. His other books include Call Me Charlie: A Novel of a Quantrill Raider(fiction), The Civil War on the Lower Kansas-Missouri Border, The Civil War Story of Bloody Bill Anderson, Other Noted Guerrillas of the Civil War in Missouri, Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents, Showdown at Baxter Springs (fiction), and Wicked Joplin. Two new books, Desperadoes of the Ozarks and CivilWar Springfield, are scheduled for release later this year. His articles and stories have appeared in numerous national and regional publications, including America's Civil War, Blue and Gray Magazine, Gateway Heritage, Missouri Life, Missouri Historical Review, The Ozarks Mountaineer, Show Me the Ozarks Magazine, True West, and Wild West. Wood maintains a blog on Ozarks history atwww.ozarks-history.blogspot.com. He and his wife, Gigi, live in Joplin.

Leslie Simpson's new book will be available for $17.95 at the Post Memorial Art Reference Library

Now and Then and Again is based upon Leslie Simpson's slide program titled "Extreme Makeover: Joplin Edition." The program compared current views of Joplin historic sites with vintage photographs of the same locations. Sometimes it was a vacant lot or a new structure replacing the historic building. Other times it was an existing building that had been covered up or remodeled beyond recognition. Then she finished up with some good news--buildings and houses that have been restored and/or adapted to new uses.

The 98-page book includes 195 images from the slide program will be available beginning the 2nd week in December at the Post Memorial Library and other locations to be announced later.

WHY DO PEOPLE PROTECT COMMUNITY RESOURCES?

The residents in 2,300 “certified local government” historic districts in the United States believe that preserving the historic character of the buildings and revitalizing neighborhoods can have a positive economic impact on their cities. Residents in Joplin’s historic district hold the same belief. Unfortunately, many people do not realize that historic preservation plays an important role not only in the heritage of a community, but in the city’s economy as well. Recent studies across America have produced strong evidence that historic districts are making significant contributions to the economic health of cities.

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Welcome to Murphysburg Residential Historic District

"A HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN MURPHYSBURG"

Annual October Membership Meeting at the John Wise Home, 504 S. Byers, October 25 at 6:30

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Leslie Simpson's new book will be available for $17.95 at the Post Memorial Art Reference Library

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