Weston in Platte County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Weston Burley House #1
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 4, 2026
1. Weston Burley House #1 Marker
Weston Burley House 1, 357 Main Street, Weston, Missouri was listed on the NATIONAL REGISTER of Historic Places with statewide significance, July 19, 2010.
From 1937 to 1962 it was a corporation owned by a small group of local farmers. It was called Missouri District Warehouse built in 1937 on the site of the original Weston Loose Leaf Tobacco Company Warehouse erected in 1911 and destroyed by fire in 1936.
The ONLY TOBACCO MARKET WEST of the MISSISSIPPI originated in 1937 when buyers from America's large companies came to buy tobacco at Missouri District Warehouse (Weston Burley House I and II).
In 1962, Jesse Pepper and two men bought the building for a place for farmers to sell tobacco. Five generations of Jesse's family have been stockholders or owners of Weston Burley House I (nee Missouri District). It is presently owned by Kenneth and Sandra Pepper Kisker and Mary Pepper.
WESTON BURLEY HOUSE I stands as a reminder of a lost industry that for most of the 20th Century annually generated millions of dollars in revenue to the city of Weston and community, making Weston what it is today. The last tobacco auction was held here in 2002.
WESTON BURLEY HOUSE I is dedicated to JESSE ALLEN PEPPER (1918-2000) by his loving family.
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Location. 39° 24.609′ N, 94° 54.166′ W. Marker is in Weston, Missouri, in Platte County. It is on Main Street south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 357 Main Street, Weston MO 64098, 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, 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: "Hell's Half Acre" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yocum-Benner Buildings (about 300 feet away); "Bear Medison Island" (about 400 feet away); The Lewis and Clark Expedition (about 400 feet away); Lewis & Clark Campsite (about 400 feet away); Weston, Missouri (about 400 feet away); Doppler Building (about 400 feet away); Mitchell Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weston.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 4, 2026
2. Weston Burley House #1 and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
