Swine Pavilion
1922
| | Architect: Thomas Bast Contractors: Dean & Hancock | |
The Swine Pavilion originally housed swine and sheep. The building has a flat, three-tiered roof and square, hipped roofed towers on the northeast and southeast corners. The building lacks symmetry; the west wing was not completed as planned because the money appropriated was inadequate.
In the 1960s, a metal building supported by tapered posts was built on the west to provide more space for animals.
In 2001, the building's interior was renovated and its exterior restored.
Two large fans were installed in 2011 and funded through donations to the Missouri State Fair Foundation. The blades on these fans expand 24 feet and help circulate air in the open-sided pavillion.
Erected by Missouri State Fair Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.
Location. 38° 41.561′ N, 93° 15.799′ W. Marker is in Sedalia, Missouri, in Pettis County. It can be reached from Clarendon Road. Marker and building are on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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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: Family Fun Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Missouri Highway History (approx. Ό mile away); Home Economics Building (approx. Ό mile away); The Merci Boxcar (approx. Ό mile away); Missouri: The Show Bee State (approx. Ό mile away); 4-H Building (approx. Ό mile away); Missouri State Highway System (approx. Ό mile away); Commercial Building (approx. 0.3 miles 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
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 439 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
