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Mark Twain Historic District

Coordinates: 39°42′43″N 91°21′25″W / 39.71194°N 91.35694°W / 39.71194; -91.35694
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Mark Twain Historic District
Mark Twain Historic District, July 2010
Mark Twain Historic District is located in Missouri
Mark Twain Historic District
Mark Twain Historic District is located in the United States
Mark Twain Historic District
LocationBird, Main, and Hill Sts., Hannibal, Missouri
Coordinates39°42′43″N 91°21′25″W / 39.71194°N 91.35694°W / 39.71194; -91.35694
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.78003398[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1978

Mark Twain Historic District is a national historic district located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. The district encompasses 20 contributing buildings in the central business district of Hannibal. It developed between about 1840 and 1936. Located in the district is the separately listed Mark Twain Boyhood Home. Other notable buildings include the Ice House Theatre (c. 1885), Randall House Antiques (c. 1845), Information Center (c. 1845), House of the Pilasters & Grant's Drug Store (1839-1844), "Becky Thatcher" House (c. 1840s), and the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse (1936).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mrs. Charles Anton (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form:Mark Twain Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 13 photographs from 1976-1977)