Read about the progress of the restoration project. Learn about the history of the homes, life in the Victorian era, and historic Joplin.
Eighteen workshop participants arrived early Friday morning on May 18 to learn how to safely remove the nine windows and transported them to the Empire Market, 931 E. Fourth Street, where they learned how to repair and restore the windows to their original state.
Demolition too often suggests detonation or a complete reversal of what has been constructed—destruction.
Joplin Historical Neighborhoods (JHN) officially announced the start of this historic preservation project on Monday, April 9, 2018 at the Charles Schifferdecker home, 422. S. Sergeant, Joplin.
America at the turn of the century was a very formal society, where precise protocol existed. Springtime was the start of the social calling season.