Farmington in St. Francois County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Oldest Brick Building in Downtown Farmington

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017

1. Oldest Brick Building in Downtown Farmington Marker

Inscription. Constructed by
Robert O. and Ann Tetley
in 1868, the face of this building is
granite and hand-made brick
from the Civil War era.

Restored by
Ozarks Federal Savings
and Load Association
2004

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 37° 46.82′ N, 90° 25.229′ W. Marker is in Farmington, Missouri, in St. Francois County. It is on East Columbia Street east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level near the northwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 East Columbia Street, Farmington MO 63640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the 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: Sarah Barton Murphy (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Francois County War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Reginald David Cleve (about 300 feet away); St. Francois County Courthouse (about 300 feet away); War Memorial (about 300 feet away); St. Francois County Jail (about 800 feet away); The Jailbreak of 1932 (about 800 feet away); Original Site of Farmington Municipal Pool (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.

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the building at 20 - 24 East Columbia St. to the family real estate portfolio in 1912. The prominent Farmington family were the proprietors of Tetley Jewelry Store, founded by Robert T. Tetley and his wife, Ann Gay Tetley around 1869. From 1869 until 1977 - the year Howard sold his store to William Krekeler - there had been a Tetley Jewelry in downtown Farmington. According to the Farmington Historic Preservation Committee, the building was the location of Laakman Drug Store, which was the first air-conditioned business in Farmington. The subject building presently houses a retail business and is included within the East Columbia Historic District, National Register of Historic Places (2004)

Also see . . . East Columbia Historic District. The East Columbia Historic District is a national historic district located at Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings in the central business district of Farmington. It developed between about 1879 and 1954, and includes representative examples of Late Victorian, Beaux Arts, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable

Oldest Brick Building in Downtown Farmington Marker (<i>wide view; marker at corner facing west</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017

2. Oldest Brick Building in Downtown Farmington Marker (wide view; marker at corner facing west)

buildings include the Tetley Jewelry Store (c. 1879), & U.S. Post Office (c. 1932) (Submitted on August 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Tetley Block in Downtown Farmington; former Tetley Jewelry Store, on right, circa 1870 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017

3. Tetley Block in Downtown Farmington; former Tetley Jewelry Store, on right, circa 1870

Farmington Post Office (1932); 1 block east; also included in the East Columbia Historic District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2017

4. Farmington Post Office (1932); 1 block east; also included in the East Columbia Historic District

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,819 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.