Historic Preservation Plan for the City of Joplin, Missouri
Heritage Strategies, LLC, Benton PC, Watson AE. 2016. Historic Preservation Plan for the City of Joplin, Missouri. Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Services, City of Joplin, Missouri; State Historic Preservation Office, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
From Introduction and Overview: "The City of Joplin has prepared a Historic Preservation Plan that replaces a previous preservation plan prepared in 1990 and builds on significant recent developments in city--‐wide planning and the implementation of new projects. The May 2011 tornado in Joplin was a major event in the City’s history and led to the recovery efforts that have reshaped the community. We are now marking the tornado’s five—year anniversary. It is time to recommit the City of Joplin and community stakeholders to continued revitalization and recovery. This preservation plan builds on recovery efforts and offers a vision and program for the next five years and beyond, merging efforts within the tornado zone with revitalization of Joplin’s historic core. This Historic Preservation Plan strengthens Joplin’s historic preservation program by recognizing its accomplishments over the past thirty years and identifying strategies and actions to consolidate its focus for the future. Most importantly, the plan emphasized that Joplin’s historic character is central to its identity and should be strengthened and enhanced through a wide variety of programmatic initiatives that go beyond the traditional realms of historic preservation. With that perspective and building upon Joplin’s 2012 Comprehensive Plan, the preservation plan embraces new and ongoing strategies for downtown revitalization, neighborhood revitalization, the enhancement of commercial corridors, and community engagement." Funding was provided in part by a 2015 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Joplin administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Missouri Department of Natural Resources (project number MO-15-013, grant number P15AF00028) and the State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Joplin, Missouri is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Heritage Strategies, LLC; Benton, Peter; Watson, A.
- Date of Issue
- 2016-08
- Publisher
- Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Services, City of Joplin, Missouri; State Historic Preservation Office, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Certified Local Governments, Preservation Plans and Reports (Municipality)