(From the Missouri Department of Natural Resources)Missouri Department of Natural Resources, along with Downtown Joplin Alliance through their Endangered Properties Program, is seeking Solicitations of Interest for the redevelopment of the Joplin Union Depot.
Submissions opened March 18 and must be received by May 31, 2024. To view the SOI packet, or for more information on the Union Depot, please visit downtownjoplin.com/endangered-properties-program/union-depot.
For questions on the submittal process, or to submit a response to the SOI, please contact Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Attn: State Historic Preservation Office, 1659 E. Elm St., Jefferson City, MO 65101. You can also email moshpo@dnr.mo.gov or call 573-751-7858.
The Joplin Union Depot was designed by Kansas City architect Louis Curtiss – who is often referred to as “the Frank Lloyd Wright of Kansas City” – and built by the Manhattan Construction Company of New York. It opened in 1911 and was in service until its closure in 1969.
MoDNR gained ownership of the Depot through the Historic Preservation Revolving Fund in the 1990s after an unsuccessful rehabilitation. While various entities have expressed interest in acquiring the property since then, these inquiries have not generated a financially capable purchaser. The DJA-MoDNR partnership is an opportunity for the depot to benefit from DJA’s espertise and resources to enhance its marketability and make progress toward finding a preservation-minded purchaser.
In 2020, DJA established their Endangered Properties Program, a revolving fund specifically for intervening in historic properties with questionable futures. These funds, while generally not enough to pay for an entire project, allow the Endangered Properties Program Committee to take control of a property through donation or option, then seek developers for the property through marketing, feasibility studies, structural assessments and other needs specific to a particular building.
“The impact the redevelopment of the Union Depot will have on the continued revitalization of downtown Joplin cannot be overstated,” said Lori Haun, Downtown Joplin Alliance executive director. “The building still has great potential and many years left in it.”
For more information on the Joplin Union Depot request for bid, please visit mostateparks.com/shpo/notice-request-bid.
13 comments:
My vote is to restore it.
Use 100% private money or tear it down!
Don't worry no one gonna ask you for anything broke boy
One of the Most Prominent and Famous Landmarks in Kansas City is Union Station.
The Joplin Union Depot, if Redeveloped Correctly could offer Joplin such a Great Opportunity to further attract not only local dollars, if a restaurant and other stores were added, but could aid in the additional tourism of Joplin with Route 66.
Travelers on Route 66 spend $132 million a year on hotels, restaurants, museums, gift shops, gasoline and oil and car rentals, with even small communities drawing thousands of visitors annually, a national study concludes. Plus, Route 66 is one of the World's Top 10 most Famous Highways. People come from all over the World just to Drive on what is left of this Famous Highway.
Why would Joplin Not want to Preserve such a Valuable Joplin Landmark, or we can continue to let it fall further into disarray and then Bulldoze it and Build another Apartment, Strip Mall, or Parking Lot in the Name of Progress.
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These are Serious Topics - about Real Issues that can affect Future Opportunities in Joplin.
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20-24 years sounds perfect
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