1121:
270:, where he founded Newman Mercantile in 1871. Joseph Newman's son Albert and son-in-law, Gabe Newburger, opened the first Newman's in Joplin in 1898. With the encouragement of his sons, Albert and Sol Newman, Joseph Newman purchased the property at 6th and Main streets in Joplin in 1907 in order to expand the Joplin store into a high-rise department store. Local architect Austin Allen was hired to design the building which spans the entire block. The new high-rise opened on November 16, 1910, and was the first building in Joplin to have elevators and electricity.
75:
100:
61:
1128:
107:
82:
300:
in 1972. The building then housed the
Messenger Book Store of the Pentecostal Church. In 1989, owner Kenny Cox ran a teen club called the Boulevard in the building, and fought the city who wanted to demolish the building. The building was restored and renovated in 1995 at a cost of 5 million dollars,
1201:
369:
755:
760:
1206:
1010:
1005:
1000:
1020:
595:
995:
985:
860:
1090:
885:
875:
304:
Newman
Mercantile closed its Enid, Hutchinson and Midwest City stores in 1987, and filed Chapter 11 and liquidated its other stores in 1988. The Pierce City storefront was destroyed by tornado in 2003.
1015:
795:
775:
700:
251:
1065:
915:
865:
695:
655:
620:
585:
570:
530:
491:
1045:
950:
895:
830:
810:
790:
780:
765:
690:
600:
266:
Newman
Mercantile Company was founded by Jewish merchant Joseph Newman, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-19th century. He founded his first store in 1850 in Pennsylvania, before relocating to
1226:
1110:
1085:
1080:
1025:
980:
940:
930:
925:
890:
870:
855:
840:
770:
745:
740:
715:
710:
650:
605:
590:
575:
1142:
1075:
1070:
1040:
960:
920:
905:
825:
805:
725:
630:
565:
540:
520:
1221:
935:
815:
750:
680:
645:
635:
610:
970:
820:
990:
625:
560:
1055:
1035:
1030:
975:
965:
845:
800:
720:
580:
1100:
730:
685:
670:
640:
535:
1050:
955:
900:
880:
850:
835:
705:
675:
665:
555:
545:
525:
1105:
1095:
1060:
910:
615:
550:
945:
785:
735:
660:
484:
504:
477:
443:
426:
1216:
1170:
1165:
389:
141:
410:
1231:
1211:
1147:
99:
74:
1175:
301:
by Martin Smith and Greg Fears. The City of Joplin purchased the building in 2003 and did renovations costing 3 million dollars.
43:
500:
327:
34:
277:
which was operated by Milton Newman until his death in 1943. In 1928, the company bought the
Denneky Dry Goods Company in
255:
254:. After going through several owners, the building is now occupied by Joplin city offices. It is located in the
386:
469:
1202:
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the
National Register in Missouri
355:
National
Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for the Newman Brothers Building, #90001101
297:
1160:
290:
1180:
332:
282:
267:
47:
384:
Evergates, Theodore (ed.) and
Constable, Giles, (ed.), "William Mendel Newman (1902-1977)",
8:
286:
278:
218:
239:
128:
393:
354:
250:
Department Store from 1910 to 1972. In 1990, the building was entered into the
274:
1195:
156:
143:
1207:
Commercial buildings on the
National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
281:. After World War II, the company again expanded with additional stores in
60:
499:
247:
411:
Proud lady standing watch over downtown Joplin ready for 100th birthday
273:
In 1922, Newman
Mercantile purchased the Kennedy Dry Goods Company in
243:
322:
397:, by William Mendel Newman, Medieval Academy Books, No. 97, 1990
1227:
National
Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Missouri
1222:
Department stores on the National Register of Historic Places
459:"Newman Mercantile closes six stores, is liquidating",
387:
The Cartulary and Charters of Notre-Dame of Homblieres
1166:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
1193:
106:
81:
296:The Newman Brothers moved into the newly built
485:
1217:Buildings and structures in Joplin, Missouri
1001:St. Louis (city): Downtown and Downtown West
370:Newman Brothers Building: style and strength
492:
478:
420:
365:
363:
59:
501:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
436:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
380:
378:
1232:Chicago school architecture in Missouri
405:
403:
360:
1212:Commercial buildings completed in 1910
1194:
339:
323:"National Register Information System"
473:
375:
400:
328:National Register of Historic Places
252:National Register of Historic Places
315:
238:is a former commercial building in
13:
14:
1243:
427:Church finances apartment complex
256:Joplin Downtown Historic District
1126:
1119:
246:. The building was the home of
105:
98:
80:
73:
453:
213:
1:
756:Jackson: Downtown Kansas City
444:Newmans to Close 3 Operations
357:, National Park Service, 1990
308:
114:Show map of the United States
16:United States historic place
7:
1148:National Historic Landmarks
1011:St. Louis (city): Southwest
1006:St. Louis (city): Northwest
10:
1248:
761:Jackson: Kansas City other
261:
1156:
1135:
1117:
511:
224:
212:NRHP reference
211:
203:
195:
180:
172:
135:
123:
67:
58:
54:
41:
32:
25:
21:
448:The Southeast Missourian
431:The Southeast Missourian
236:Newman Brothers Building
204:Architectural style
27:Newman Brothers Building
372:Joplin Business Journal
1161:Keeper of the Register
291:Midwest City, Oklahoma
44:U.S. Historic district
1181:Contributing property
333:National Park Service
283:Springfield, Missouri
268:Pierce City, Missouri
157:37.08528°N 94.51250°W
127:602-608 S. Main St.,
48:Contributing property
89:Show map of Missouri
162:37.08528; -94.51250
153: /
131:37°5′7″N 94°30′45″W
417:, November 6, 2010
392:2011-09-28 at the
287:Hutchinson, Kansas
279:Cedar Rapids, Iowa
176:less than one acre
1189:
1188:
1176:Historic district
463:, August 25, 1988
461:Daily News Record
232:
231:
1239:
1130:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1016:St. Louis County
494:
487:
480:
471:
470:
464:
457:
451:
440:
434:
424:
418:
415:The Joplin Globe
409:Woodin, Debbie,
407:
398:
382:
373:
367:
358:
352:
337:
336:
319:
215:
191:
189:
168:
167:
165:
164:
163:
158:
154:
151:
150:
149:
146:
129:Joplin, Missouri
115:
109:
108:
102:
90:
84:
83:
77:
63:
19:
18:
1247:
1246:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1236:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1152:
1131:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1115:
513:
507:
498:
468:
467:
458:
454:
441:
437:
425:
421:
408:
401:
394:Wayback Machine
383:
376:
368:
361:
353:
340:
335:. July 9, 2010.
321:
320:
316:
311:
264:
187:
185:
161:
159:
155:
152:
147:
144:
142:
140:
139:
119:
118:
117:
116:
113:
112:
111:
110:
93:
92:
91:
88:
87:
86:
85:
50:
46:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1245:
1235:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1171:Property types
1168:
1163:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1145:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1021:Ste. Genevieve
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
766:Jackson: Other
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
596:Cape Girardeau
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
517:
515:
509:
508:
497:
496:
489:
482:
474:
466:
465:
452:
450:, Oct 25, 1987
435:
433:, Aug 22, 1974
419:
399:
374:
359:
338:
313:
312:
310:
307:
298:Northpark Mall
275:Enid, Oklahoma
263:
260:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
216:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
182:
178:
177:
174:
170:
169:
137:
133:
132:
125:
121:
120:
104:
103:
97:
96:
95:
94:
79:
78:
72:
71:
70:
69:
68:
65:
64:
56:
55:
52:
51:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1244:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1155:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1134:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
518:
516:
510:
506:
502:
495:
490:
488:
483:
481:
476:
475:
472:
462:
456:
449:
445:
439:
432:
428:
423:
416:
412:
406:
404:
396:
395:
391:
388:
381:
379:
371:
366:
364:
356:
351:
349:
347:
345:
343:
334:
330:
329:
324:
318:
314:
306:
302:
299:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
271:
269:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
228:July 23, 1990
227:
225:Added to NRHP
223:
220:
217:
210:
206:
202:
199:Allen, Austin
198:
194:
183:
179:
175:
171:
166:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
101:
76:
66:
62:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
996:St. Francois
460:
455:
447:
438:
430:
422:
414:
385:
326:
317:
303:
295:
272:
265:
235:
233:
1136:Other lists
986:St. Charles
861:Mississippi
160: /
136:Coordinates
1196:Categories
1091:Washington
886:New Madrid
876:Montgomery
821:Livingston
309:References
148:94°30′45″W
991:St. Clair
796:Lafayette
776:Jefferson
701:Gasconade
626:Christian
561:Bollinger
514:by county
196:Architect
1066:Sullivan
1056:Stoddard
1036:Scotland
1031:Schuyler
976:Reynolds
966:Randolph
916:Pemiscot
866:Moniteau
846:McDonald
801:Lawrence
721:Harrison
696:Franklin
656:Crawford
621:Chariton
586:Callaway
581:Caldwell
571:Buchanan
531:Atchison
505:Missouri
390:Archived
248:Newman's
244:Missouri
219:90001101
145:37°5′7″N
124:Location
1143:Bridges
1101:Webster
1046:Shannon
951:Pulaski
896:Nodaway
831:Madison
811:Lincoln
791:Laclede
781:Johnson
731:Hickory
691:Dunklin
686:Douglas
671:Daviess
641:Clinton
601:Carroll
536:Audrain
262:History
207:Chicago
186: (
1111:Wright
1086:Warren
1081:Vernon
1051:Shelby
1026:Saline
981:Ripley
956:Putnam
941:Platte
931:Phelps
926:Pettis
901:Oregon
891:Newton
881:Morgan
871:Monroe
856:Miller
851:Mercer
841:Marion
836:Maries
771:Jasper
746:Howell
741:Howard
716:Grundy
711:Greene
706:Gentry
676:DeKalb
666:Dallas
651:Cooper
606:Carter
591:Camden
576:Butler
556:Benton
546:Barton
526:Andrew
289:, and
240:Joplin
1106:Worth
1096:Wayne
1076:Texas
1071:Taney
1061:Stone
1041:Scott
961:Ralls
921:Perry
911:Ozark
906:Osage
826:Macon
806:Lewis
726:Henry
631:Clark
616:Cedar
566:Boone
551:Bates
541:Barry
521:Adair
512:Lists
181:Built
946:Polk
936:Pike
816:Linn
786:Knox
751:Iron
736:Holt
681:Dent
661:Dade
646:Cole
636:Clay
611:Cass
234:The
188:1910
184:1910
173:Area
971:Ray
503:in
446:",
429:",
214:No.
1198::
413:,
402:^
377:^
362:^
341:^
331:.
325:.
293:.
285:,
258:.
242:,
493:e
486:t
479:v
442:"
190:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
