Pony Express Stables

Pony Express Stables
Location 914 Penn Street, St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°45′21.96″N 94°50′57.02″W / 39.7561000°N 94.8491722°W / 39.7561000; -94.8491722Coordinates: 39°45′21.96″N 94°50′57.02″W / 39.7561000°N 94.8491722°W / 39.7561000; -94.8491722
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1858 (1858), 1888
Architect Holladay, Benjamin
NRHP Reference # 70000322[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1970

The Pony Express Stables, also known as Pike's Peak Stables, is a historic stable building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It is a one story building, originally built as a wood frame structure in 1858 and rebuilt with brick exterior walls in 1888. The building marked the eastern terminus of the Pony Express.[2] It is now the home of the Pony Express Museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Charla A. Pignott (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pony Express Stables" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

Road transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places


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