Pleasant Hill in Cass County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
135 First Street
Historic Building 1884
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015
1. 135 First Street Marker
Inscription.
135 First Street. Historic Building 1884. Constructed for $11,000 by John C. Knorpp, the second floor became the Knorpp Opera House, featuring vaudeville, drama and community functions. The ground floor became a grocery. In 1893 the opera hall was leased to the Masonic Lodge then, in 1904 to the IOOF Lodge. In 1909 the building sold to the IOOF which used the upper floor for many years. After 1921 the ground floor housed variety stores. In 1929, natural gas was piped from Lone Jack. The gas company occupied these premises for nine years. In 1940 Johnny Johnson opened a dance hall on the ground floor. It is currently owned by a church.
Constructed for $11,000 by John C. Knorpp, the second floor became the Knorpp Opera House, featuring vaudeville, drama and community functions. The ground floor became a grocery. In 1893 the opera hall was leased to the Masonic Lodge then, in 1904 to the IOOF Lodge. In 1909 the building sold to the IOOF which used the upper floor for many years. After 1921 the ground floor housed variety stores. In 1929, natural gas was piped from Lone Jack. The gas company occupied these premises for nine years. In 1940 Johnny Johnson opened a dance hall on the ground floor. It is currently owned by a church.
Erected 1992 by Pleasant Hill Downtown Association.
Location. 38° 47.076′ N, 94° 16.435′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in Cass County. Marker is at the intersection of Commercial Street and 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on Commercial Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 1st Street, Pleasant Hill MO 64080, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 25, 2015
2. 135 First Street and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
