Historic Joplin

The Architectural Legacy of Garstang & Rea: The Joplin Casket Company Factory

The next photograph in the Alfred W. Rea portfolio series is the Joplin Casket Company Factory. Regrettably, we have not been able to find much on the Joplin Casket Company, but we can at least tell you that it built in 1907 at a cost of approximately $278,000 present day dollars. J.A. Wilson was president, B.W. Lyon, vice-president, J.H. Spencer, secretary, and it was located at 4th NW Cor RR (unfortunately, we’re unable to figure out where this address was exactly).

Update!

Thanks to the sharp eyes of Historic Joplin followers, Mike Sisk and Clark, we were delighted to learn that the former factory building still stands between Division and School streets on Fourth Street and is owned by the Empire District Electric Company.

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Brown, September 3rd 2012 | Tags: Alfred W. Rea, B.W. Lyon, Charles Edward Garstang, Garstang & Rea, History of Joplin Missouri, J.A. Wilson, J.H. Spencer, Joplin Casket Company, joplin history
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The Early Mayors of Joplin

The city of Joplin came into existence in 1873. Since that time period, there have been a number of mayors. Below is our attempt to slowly build up a convenient list of Joplin’s early leaders. Eventually, each mayor will also have their own post which will offer more detailed information about these early leaders and the roles they played in the city’s development.

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