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

136 First Street

Historic Building circa 1868

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

1. 136 First Street Marker

Inscription.
A bakery was here 1867-95. In 1891 a fire started up the street. Men were on top of 136 pouring on water from a line of buckets. A restaurant here in 1905 with sleeping rooms upstairs advertised "25 cents gets a square meal." In 1920 a cleaning and tailor shop was on the ground floor, while it was rumored that the "Ladies of the Night" entertained local gentry on the second floor. On July 4, 1934 a nightwatchman shot and killed Robert Dolley a local baseball player. After 1934 restaurants, including a "White Front," occupied the ground floor. Current owners are Mike and Shawna Crane, who operated a boutique here.

Erected 1992 by Pleasant Hill Downtown Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Sports • Women. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Pleasant Hill Downtown Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 38° 47.073′ N, 94° 16.452′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in Cass County. It is on 1st Street north of Commercial Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 136 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

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within walking distance of this marker: 134 First Street (here, next to this marker); 140 First Street (a few steps from this marker); 135 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 126 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 124 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 121 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 120 First Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 119 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 Downtown Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on September 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Pleasant Hill: Our History. Town website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

136 First Street and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. 136 First Street and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.