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National Register of Historic Places

Memorial Hall

Also known as Joplin Memorial Hall

On the National Register since 20215 years
Listed 2021Joplin
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall, at 212 West 8th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 7, 2021. The Register lists it for its architecture and recreation, at the local level. The listing covers 1.5 acres. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

212 West 8th St., Joplin · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Memorial HallStart here
  2. 2Joplin Carnegie LibraryNeo-Classical Revival · next door
  3. 3Main and Eight Streets Historic DistrictOne-Part Commercial Block · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Inter-State Grocer Company BuildingFactory and Warehouse Building · next door
  5. 5Rains Brothers BuildingLate Victorian · next door
Around it

19 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BInter-State Grocers Coffee BuildingBuilding0.2 miBNewman Brothers BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.2 miBJoplin Furniture Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBSt. Louis and San Francisco Railroad BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Modern Movements0.3 miBPennington Drug CompanyBuilding0.3 miDJoplin Downtown Historic DistrictTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBJoplin YMCABuilding0.3 miBScottish Rite CathedralLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBElks Club Lodge #501Georgian Revival · Built 19040.4 miBOlivia ApartmentsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miDMurphysburg Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBJoplin Connor HotelNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBFox TheaterLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBFifth and Main Historic DistrictChicago0.4 miBJoplin Supply CompanyTwo-Part Vertical Block0.5 miBRidgway ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.5 miDJoplin and Wall Avenues Historic DistrictOne-Part Commercial Block0.5 miBGentry ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.5 mi
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DSouth Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 mi

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Questions about Memorial Hall

Is Memorial Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 7, 2021 (Register number 100007039).

Is Memorial Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Memorial Hall?

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.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.