Pleasant Hill in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

111 First Street

Historic Building 1870

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

1. 111 First Street Marker

Inscription.
This building was the post office from 1874-90. Other tenants included an insurance agency, a variety store, a shoe shop, and the Commercial Bank (1912). Since 1955 it has been a radio and TV shop, photo shop, telephone office, watch repair shop, tile and linoleum store and a fruit store. Businesses upstairs have been a bookstore, the office of the local Dispatch newspaper, the Pleasant Hill Township office, a building and loan co. and living quarters.

Current owners are Jim and Katrina Waltz.

Erected 1992 by Pleasant Hill Downtown Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Pleasant Hill Downtown Association, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 38° 47.115′ N, 94° 16.476′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in Cass County. It is on 1st Street north of Commercial Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 1st 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 105 First Street (a few steps from this marker); 117 First Street (a few steps

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from this marker); 119 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 118 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 120 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 121 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 124 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 126 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Hill.

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.)

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015

2. 111 First Street and Marker

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 474 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.