Historic 115 Wyoming Street
1866
This oldest building downtown stands on the original Pleasant Hill land grant of 1854 with a 126 years of continuous use.
In the 19th century, it was a furniture store and the town post office.
In the 20th century, it housed grocery stores, paint and appliances and antique shops.
The second floor was used as a dwelling, dentist offices, and a W.P.A. sewing room providing work for women during the Depression years of the 1930's.
Current owners are Bill and Dorothy Miller.
Erected 1992 by Pleasant Hill Downtown Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Pleasant Hill Downtown Association, the Postal Mail and Philately, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 38° 47.135′ N, 94° 16.506′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in Cass County. It is at the intersection of Wyoming Street and 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Wyoming Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Wyoming Street, Pleasant Hill MO 64080, 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.
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Also see . . .
1. Pleasant Hill: Our History. Town website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on September 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
