Pony Express Stables

Also known as: Pike's Peak Stables
914 Penn St., St. Joseph, Missouri

Photos

Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey

Map

Coordinates:
+39.75629, -94.84906
39°45'23" N, 94°50'57" W

Quadrangle map:
Saint Joseph North

Street Views

Description

The original building on this site was the starting point for the Pony Express, which carried mail form St. Joseph to Sacramento, California between April 1860 and October 1861. -- Historic American Buildings Survey

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1970
Reference number: 70000322
Areas of significance: Transportation; Communications
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: A - Event
Property type: Building
Historic function: Animal facility
Current function: Museum
Period of significance: 1850-1874
Significant years: 1858; 1860; 1861

Update Log

May 9, 2017: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
April 28, 2012: Imported photos from HABS/HAER
July 15, 2010: New Street View added by Ruth Reynolds

Sources

Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
Wikipedia
HABS MO-1851 - Pony Express Stables
Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 70000322 (Search for documents)
National Register nomination