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10/06/2026

Check this out!

Porchfest is all about celebrating North Heights, so this year we’re adding something new. Stop by the Historic Joplin section of the park to see:

🧭 City of Joplin Historic Preservation Commission - Learn about historic preservation, the National Register process, and the work happening right now in North Heights. More than 40 neighborhood homes have already been identified as potentially historic as part of the current survey.

🧭 Joplin Historical Neighborhoods - Learn more about the people, homes and stories that helped shape Joplin and learn about their museum that you can visit right here in Joplin.

🧭 Historic Murphysburg Preservation - See what preservation has looked like in one of Joplin’s historic neighborhoods.

North Heights has a pretty great story of its own. From its beginnings as a mining camp to the neighborhood you’ll be walking through during Porchfest. Come for the music. Eat some food. And learn a little about the neighborhood while you’re here.

presented by Sparklight.

08/20/2026

After the many very sure comments that the floor we uncovered was “definitely a subfloor” I am putting that to rest today.

07/25/2026

So this was a pretty cool find and one I haven’t seen before when refinishing historic windows. I have seen them attach the sash rope to a rock before (see video of pocket window at the Dangerfield House) but I have never seen where both sides of the window were attached to one weight going down one side. And this isn’t some rigged way, it’s designed that way so pretty cool. Also the sash rope comes in from the top of the window instead of the sides.

07/02/2026

I have been wanting to share this piece of the renovation for a while. It was such a cool find and the floors ended up being in such great shape that refinishing them should go really smooth. I gotta say though getting up the FIVE layers of flooring in the kitchen and hallways was truly some work.

06/28/2026

Nothing beats antique hardware.