Poultry & Rabbit Building
1909, 1920
| | Architect: Thomas Bast Contractor: T. H. Johnson | |
The Poultry and Rabbit Building was originally used to display machinery. In order to allow for adequate ventilation, the original building had no roof but was covered with an awning during the Fair.
The building was named the Missouri Building in the 1920s and a roof was added that was topped by a cross-ventilation structure accented with a dome.
In the 1930s, it became the Poultry and Rabbit Building. The ventilation structure was removed in the 1960s.
The Annex area, built in the 1920s, was originally called the Hall of Religion. The 30' x 12' wood frame building shares the west wall of the Poultry and Rabbit Building.
Erected by Missouri State Fair Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 38° 41.442′ N, 93° 15.51′ W. Marker is in Sedalia, Missouri, in Pettis County. It can be reached from Katy Trail. Marker and building are on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2503 West 16th
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Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor. 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 walking distance of this marker: Missouri State Highway System (within shouting distance of this marker); 4-H Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Missouri: The Show Bee State (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Missouri Highway History (about 300 feet away); Old Smokie Frisco Engine (about 400 feet away); The Merci Boxcar (about 400 feet away); Varied Industries Building (about 400 feet away); Home Economics Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.
Also see . . .
1. Missouri State Fairgrounds Historic District.
2. Missouri State Fair History. Fair website entry (Submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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 368 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
