National Historic Landmark · historic house museum · St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri

Joplin, Scott, House

Historic house in St. Louis, Missouri in St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Built 1983. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

The Scott Joplin House State Historic Site is located at 2658 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It preserves the Scott Joplin Residence, the home of composer Scott Joplin from 1901 to 1903. The house and its surroundings are maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address2658 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
CountySt. Louis County
ListedDec 8, 1976
Reference number76002235
Built1983
Type of placehistoric house museum, state historic site in the United States, African-American museum
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address2658 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis (Independent City), MO
Websitemostateparks.com/park/scott-joplin-house-state-historic-site
Coordinates38.63733, -90.21479 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGateway Arch National Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002235. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.