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Missouri Building

A colonial mansion with a two-story portico and an octagonal cupola, whose big hardwood dance floor made it a social favorite.

The Missouri Building
The Missouri BuildingThe Story of the Exposition, vol. III (Frank Morton Todd, 1921), via Internet Archive · Public domain (published 1921, United States) · Restored

Missouri's building, by H. H. Hohenschild of St. Louis, was a well-developed colonial design in "travertine", 64 by 123 feet. It had a deep portico of tall columns rising to the second story, dormers and an octagonal cupola with a flagstaff. Its reception room, 41 by 80 feet, had a small stage and galleries. The Official Guide says its hardwood dance floor was the second largest on the grounds and made it famous before the fair even opened. There were a library of Missouri authors, a kitchen and buffet, and apartments upstairs for the commissioners.

Missouri dedicated the building on March 13, 1915, with 68 hostesses. St. Louis Day was May 1 and Missouri Day May 3.

At a glance

  • 64 by 123 feet; reception room 41 by 80 feet.
  • Cost about $30,000 unfurnished; total appropriation about $150,000 (Todd; Condensed Facts gives $100,000).
  • Dedicated March 13, 1915.

Afterward

The Official Guide says it was to be turned over to the Government as an army clubhouse; Todd does not confirm this, and its later fate is not recorded in the sources consulted.

Where it stood

The Missouri Building stood at about 37.80509 N, 122.45190 W on today's map. The whole fairground over the city →

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