泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)市革命(ming)(ming)烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)館(guan)(guan)(guan)始建(jian)(jian)于1951年(nian)4月,原名(ming)“江(jiang)蘇省泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)專(zhuan)區(qu)革命(ming)(ming)烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)祠(ci)”,原址分別在泰(tai)(tai)山公園內建(jian)(jian)有烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)塔、烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)橋(qiao)、烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)坊、革命(ming)(ming)烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)祠(ci)、烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)碑亭;在西(xi)門(men)橋(qiao)西(xi)南側建(jian)(jian)有烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)陵(ling)園。館(guan)(guan)(guan)內存有泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)市和原泰(tai)(tai)縣、泰(tai)(tai)興、靖江(jiang)、興化、江(jiang)都(dou)、高郵(you)、寶(bao)應、儀征、六合9縣1萬(wan)多名(ming)革命(ming)(ming)烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)名(ming)錄。1996年(nian),地級泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)市成(cheng)立后更名(ming)為“泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)市革命(ming)(ming)烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)館(guan)(guan)(guan)”(2010年(nian)5月,批復增名(ming)“泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)市革命(ming)(ming)歷史紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)館(guan)(guan)(guan)”)。2004年(nian)10月,因(yin)泰(tai)(tai)山公園擴建(jian)(jian),烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)紀(ji)念(nian)(nian)(nian)館(guan)(guan)(guan)搬遷烈(lie)(lie)士(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)陵(ling)園——泰(tai)(tai)州(zhou)(zhou)市海陵(ling)區(qu)迎(ying)春(chun)西(xi)路115號。
2008年(nian)1月,決(jue)定在原(yuan)有基(ji)礎上(shang)對紀念館(guan)進行改擴建(jian),整個工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)分兩期(qi)(qi)(qi):一(yi)期(qi)(qi)(qi)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)夾河以(yi)東區域,占地(di)54畝(mu),主(zhu)要建(jian)設(she)項(xiang)目有:紀念塔廣場(chang)、紀念塔、烈士(shi)(shi)墓區、陳(chen)列館(guan)、綜合辦公用房(fang)、陵(ling)園景觀(guan)等等,一(yi)期(qi)(qi)(qi)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)已全部竣工(gong)(gong);二期(qi)(qi)(qi)工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)夾河以(yi)西區域,占地(di)10畝(mu),規(gui)劃建(jian)有東進廣場(chang)、陳(chen)毅、粟(su)(su)裕雕(diao)塑銅(tong)像、地(di)下停車場(chang)等工(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)項(xiang)目,現建(jian)設(she)方案已上(shang)報。2011年(nian)元月8日(ri),改擴建(jian)后的烈士(shi)(shi)紀念館(guan)﹝一(yi)期(qi)(qi)(qi)﹞正式(shi)開館(guan),開館(guan)儀式(shi)由副市(shi)(shi)(shi)長(chang)丁士(shi)(shi)宏主(zhu)持,陳(chen)毅元帥之(zhi)子(zi)陳(chen)小魯(lu)、粟(su)(su)裕大將之(zhi)女粟(su)(su)惠(hui)寧以(yi)及民(min)政部優撫局局長(chang)鄒(zou)銘、省民(min)政廳廳長(chang)吳洪彪(biao)、市(shi)(shi)(shi)委(wei)書記張雷、市(shi)(shi)(shi)長(chang)徐郭平等領導和500多名市(shi)(shi)(shi)民(min)出席開館(guan)儀式(shi)。