Murphysburg inaugural DickensFest event!!!!
We will see you again next year!!!
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DickensFest 2011
We are almost ready!
Dream Theatre is ready to entertain our guests
Help us have another great year!
Murphysburg Residential Historic District
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More ways to your Kicks on Route 66
While you are trekking across the beautiful USA on the Mother Road, take a 1.1 mile side trip through (click here for map) Murphysburg Historic District map
2017-2018 HMP Board Members
The Board of Directors for Historic Murphysburg Preservation, Inc. elected new officers at their annual retreat. For the 2017-2018 term, David Pommert was elected to the office of president, Mary Ann Neff as vice-president, Mary Anne Phillips was re-elected to the position of secretary, and Gaye Pate was re-elected to the position of treasurer. Ann Leach, Bob Morton and Paula Callihan serve as directors.
2107 Chrietmas in Murphysburg Holiday Homes Tour
Holiday
Homes
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Join us this year in Joplin’s Historic District
December 8-9, 2017
Details at www.murphysburg.org or contact us at Murphysburg@gmail.com
For more information on events going on in Joplin Check out the CVB Calendar of Events.
DickensFest 2011
We are almost ready!
Dream Theatre is ready to entertain our guests
Help us have another great year!
CSI: MURPHYSBURG ----Classical Style Investigation---- Answers
1. Broken Pediment
2. Column
3. Balustrade
4. Dentil
5. Oculus
6. Palladian Window
7. Curved Pediments
MURPHYSBURG FACEBOOK
Now you can become a Murphysburg Facebook Fan. Keep up with what's happening in the Historic District
Leslie Simpson's 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.
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For more information about Joplin's historic homes, visit the
To see early photographs of Joplin houses and buildings, visit the digitized collection at the
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.
ORGANIZATION’S GOALS
Goals of the organization are to promote historic preservation throughout Joplin, educate the community about its architectural history, contribute to the stabilization of the adjacent neighborhoods and instill a renewed sense of pride in the historic district.