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Moore-Dalton House
Photo: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Moore-Dalton House

Also known as Margaret Harwell Art Museum

Poplar Bluff’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 1, 1994; only 1,028 of Missouri’s 2,352 listings are older
Classical RevivalListed 1994Poplar Bluff
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Moore-Dalton House

Moore-Dalton House, at 421 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 1, 1994: the first place in Poplar Bluff to be listed. Only 1,028 of Missouri’s 2,352 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 132 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of Poplar Bluff MPS. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Missouri, United States. 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 · 10 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

421 N. Main St., Poplar Bluff · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Moore-Dalton HouseStart here
  2. 2Thomas Moore HouseQueen Anne · next door
  3. 3Williamson-Kennedy SchoolColonial Revival · Built 1922 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Poplar Bluff Public LibraryColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Rodgers Theatre BuildingArt Moderne · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DPoplar Bluff Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBButler County CourthouseClassical Revival0.2 miDNorth Main Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.2 miBWright-Dalton-Bell-Anchor Department Store BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBZehe BuildingColonial Revival0.3 miDSouth Sixth Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad DepotBungalow/Craftsman · Built 19100.4 miBJohn Archibald Phillips HouseQueen Anne · Built 18910.4 miBSt. Louis-San Francisco Railroad DepotMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miDGarfield Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBWheatley Public SchoolColonial Revival0.4 miBWilliams-Gierth HouseShingle Style · Built 18920.5 miBAlfred W. Greer HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Butler County Courthouse0.2 mi away
Mark Twain School0.6 mi away

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Questions about Moore-Dalton House

Is Moore-Dalton House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 1, 1994 (Register number 94001398).

Is Moore-Dalton House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Moore-Dalton House?

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 Moore-Dalton House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 10 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 63817030 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.