Save the Olivia

07/16/2025

Vintage postcard of the Olivia!

03/30/2025

08/31/2022

It's great to see this work getting started!

Restoration efforts on the historic Olivia Apartments building have turned to the exterior, although full-blown efforts to finish the interior are not far away, according to the project owners and

05/11/2022

Yessssss!!!!

A $6.2 million building permit has been issued for the historic Olivia Apartment building in Joplin.

10/23/2021

About 10 months ago, the vacant and long-suffering Olivia Apartments building, once described as Joplin’s most luxurious, was heading downhill in a hurry.

09/22/2021

Nearly one year ago a fire broke out on the 5th floor of the historic Olivia Building in downtown Joplin. Work got underway a few months later to restore the building, and now, we’re taking you on an exclusive tour of the building and the progress made so far.

03/07/2021

Through a familial partnership, Blue Haven Homes’ founders and brothers Sawyer and Sullivan Smith, in partner with their father, hope to bring dignity back to Joplin’s historical Olivia…