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Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

Museum
In St. Louis, Missouri
1.1 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

Run by the state, the Scott Joplin House in St. Louis, MO, preserves the home where the ragtime composer Scott Joplin lived from 1901 to 1903. The Department of Natural Resources looks after it as a state historic site, and the house has been a National Historic Landmark since 1976. It sits about 1 mile off the old road, an easy detour for anyone who wants music history with their Route 66 trip.

What is Scott Joplin House State Historic Site?

The site centers on the Scott Joplin Residence on Delmar Boulevard, the house Joplin called home for about two years at the start of the 20th century. It is the place to stand in rooms connected to one of the great names of ragtime.

The state treats it as both a historic house museum and a museum of African-American history, and it keeps the house and the ground around it.

History of Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

Joplin lived here from 1901 to 1903. In 1976 the house was listed on the National Register and named a National Historic Landmark in the same year. The state historic site itself dates from 1983, and Missouri's Department of Natural Resources has cared for it since.

Visiting Scott Joplin House State Historic Site: tips

The house is about a mile from the Route 66 corridor through St. Louis. Allow about an hour. The site reports wheelchair access.

It sits in a cluster of cultural stops. City Museum is about 0.8 miles away, and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis are each about 1.1 miles off, next door to each other in the Grand Center Arts District, which makes an easy afternoon of art and music. The Griot Museum of Black History is also about 1.1 miles away and adds more of the city's African-American story.

For a Route 66 traveler, the house is a reminder that St. Louis was a music city long before the highway arrived.

Practical info

Address: 2660 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63103
Phone: +1 314-340-5790
Website: mostateparks.com/park/scott-joplin-house-state-historic-site
Hours: Tue–Sat 10–4 · Sun 12–4
On site & nearby

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Where to eat near Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

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Diner & restaurant
Crown Candy Kitchen
St. Louis, MO · 1.3 mi from Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
An old-fashioned soda fountain and candy shop in Old North St. Louis, known for handmade malts.
Diner & restaurant
Ted Drewes
St. Louis, MO · 6.0 mi from Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
A family-run St. Louis frozen custard stand from 1929, known for concretes served upside down.