Missouri State Fair: Womans Building

Preservation services were provided for the rehabilitation of two contributing resources to the Missouri State Fairgrounds Historic District in Sedalia, Missouri: the Coliseum and Womans Building. the Womans Building, constructed in 1910, is one of the earliest buildings built on the fairgrounds.

The Womans Building is a 4,800 square foot wood-framed structure with tan brick veneer and a Carthage Marble front porch with decorative metal cornices, wood divided-lite windows and a two-story pedimented portico with Ionic column capitals. Rehabilitation of the building included roof and window replacement, masonry restoration, exterior lead paint abatement, restroom renovations to improve accessibility, concrete slab replacement at the porch, and upgrades to the building’s electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems.