Scott Joplin House State Historic Site [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
The Scott Joplin House State Historic Site is located at 2658 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It preserves the Scott Joplin Residence, the home of composer Scott Joplin from 1901 to 1903. The house and its surroundings are maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.
Description and history.
The Joplin House is located west of downtown St.
the board of directors of The Friends of Scott Joplin House in March 1989 and assisted in opening the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in October 1991. He served as president of The Friends of Scott Joplin House from 1996 to 1999, directing the change in the organizational name to The Friends of Scott Joplin in 1997. As president, he oversaw the establishment of St. Louis’ monthly Ragtime Rendezvous on 2 November 1997, the commencement of an annual youth piano competition on 15 May 1999, and the erection of a monument on