National Historic Landmark · Hannibal, Missouri

Twain, Mark, Boyhood Home

House in Hannibal, Missouri. Built 1844. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Boyhood home and fenceHannibal Missouri on a summer afternoon (36682074102)Hannibal Missouri on a summer afternoon (36682074272)Hannibal, Missouri (36668931192)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address206--208 Hill St., Hannibal, MO
CountyMarion County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000419
Built1844
Type of placeresidential building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
Address206--208 Hill St., Hannibal, MO
Coordinates39.71220, -91.35797 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNew Philadelphia National Historic Site · 21 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBluffview (Mark Twain Lake) 15 mi · John Spalding Rec Ar 19 mi · Frank Russell 20 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000419. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.