Sedalia in Pettis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Historic Administration Building

1927

— Architect: Thomas Bast • Contractors: Dean & Hancock —

Historic Administration Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

1. Historic Administration Building Marker

Inscription.
Named for Governor Sam A. Baker, the Historic Administration Building is a two-story building of buff-colored brick. Originally the building included a cafeteria and sleeping rooms for department superintendents. It now houses the Missouri State Fair Foundation.

This building is in the classical revival style with a symmetrical facade and a portico with square columns.

The original Administration Building was a square, frame building with a two-story portico and balcony located next to the Grandstand.

Erected by Missouri State Fair Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture.

Location. 38° 41.62′ N, 93° 15.49′ W. Marker is in Sedalia, Missouri, in Pettis County. It can be reached from South State Fair Boulevard. Marker and building are on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2503 West 16th Street, Sedalia MO 65301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American

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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 walking distance of this marker: Womans Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commercial Building (about 400 feet away); Family Fun Center (about 500 feet away); Coliseum (about 600 feet away); Home Economics Building (about 600 feet away); Varied Industries Building (about 800 feet away); Cattle Barns (about 800 feet away); The Merci Boxcar (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.

Also see . . .
1. Missouri State Fairgrounds Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Missouri State Fair History. Fair website entry (Submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Historic Administration Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

2. Historic Administration Building and Marker

Historic Administration Building Portico Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

3. Historic Administration Building Portico Plaque

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

4. Historic Administration Building Portico Plaque

Historic Administration Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2015

5. Historic Administration Building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.