Lee's Summit in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Cooper & Black
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Poos Building
Photographed by Stephanie Leary, June 11, 2024
1. Cooper & Black / Poos Building Marker
11 S.E. 3rd Street
Cooper & Black / Poos Building Built c 1890's.
Erected by Lee's Summit Historic Preservation Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 38° 54.738′ N, 94° 22.602′ W. Marker is in Lee's Summit, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Southeast 3rd Street and Southeast Alley, on the right when traveling east on Southeast 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Southeast Third Street, Lees Summit MO 64063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: R.H. Marquette Building (within shouting distance of this marker); All Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William B. Howard Station Park (about 400 feet away); Harry S Truman (about 500 feet away); Hall/Younger Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Flanery-Frost Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); The Battle of White Oak Creek
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2025, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 27, 2025, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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