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Mark Twain Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Mark Twain Hotel

On the National Register since 198640 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 1986Hannibal
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Mark Twain Hotel

Mark Twain Hotel, at 200 S. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 1, 1986. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 32 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Hannibal Central Business District MRA. 17 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in Missouri, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 7 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

200 S. Main St., Hannibal · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mark Twain HotelStart here
  2. 2Holmes-Dakin BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Davidson BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  4. 4Broadway DistrictItalianate · next door
  5. 5Green Double HouseRaised Cottage · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBuildings at 207-209 South Main St.Building<0.1 miBDigel BlockVernacular0.1 miBElliott's, Robert, Wholesale GroceryBuilding0.1 miBHafner Grocery WarehouseBuilding0.1 miBEbert-Dulany HouseSecond Empire0.2 miStClemens FieldBaseball Diamond0.2 miBHannibal Old Police Station and JailEclectic0.2 miBFederal BuildingSecond Empire0.2 miBHock BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBenjamin Horr HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBStandard Printing CompanyItalianate0.2 miDNorth Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miDMark Twain Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.2 miDCentral Park Historic DistrictNeoclassical0.3 mi★Mark Twain Boyhood HomeBuilt 18440.3 miBHannibal Lime Company OfficeBuilding0.4 miBEighth and Center Streets Baptist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.5 miBMarion County CourthouseClassical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Mark Twain Hotel

Is Mark Twain Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 1, 1986 (Register number 86002136).

Is Mark Twain Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mark Twain Boyhood Home, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Mark Twain Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Mark Twain Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63817754 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.