Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
U.S. Post Office Fredericktown, Missouri
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2017
1. U.S. Post Office Fredericktown, Missouri Marker
National Register of
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
October 8, 2009
Erected 2009.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists.
Location. 37° 33.481′ N, 90° 17.659′ W. Marker is in Fredericktown, Missouri, in Madison County. It is on South Main Street (Business U.S. 67) north of East College Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is a National Register of Historic Places plaque, mounted at eye-level, directly on the Post Office building, just left of the main entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 155 South Main Street, Fredericktown MO 63645, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fredericktown (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry F. Frizzell Memorial (about 600 feet away); Madison County Missouri (about 600 feet away); War Eagle Trail (about 600 feet away); Revolutionary War 1775-1783
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Also see . . . United States Post Office, Fredericktown, Missouri. Wikipedia entry:
The Fredericktown United States Post Office was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1936-1937. It is a one-story, rectangular, WPA-Moderne style red brick and limestone building. The lobby has a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Missourian James Baare Turnbull titled, "The Lead Belt," installed in 1939. (Submitted on July 4, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2017
2. U.S. Post Office Fredericktown, Missouri Marker (wide view; marker visible left of entrance)
Photographed by Tracy Hinkle Thompson, circa 2015
3. Fredericktown, Missouri Court House
by TLegacy Images
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Tracy Hinkle Thompson of Denver, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
