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Historic J.A. Lamy Manufacturing Company Building 108 West Pacific Street Sedalia, MO 65301 P: 660.826.3310 The J.A. Lamy Manufacturing Co. building was built in 1893 as the Mackey Shoe Company in the very heart of the growing city of Sedalia. The building sits in the original plat of Sedalia, overlooks all of downtown Sedalia, and is a link to Sedalia’s railroad heritage. The current Amtrak station is directly across the street from the front of the building. Built with 2” x 16” timber beams that were hauled to Sedalia from Minnesota and bricks from Missouri foundries, the building became a structure that defined Sedalia to those who passed by on the train tracks that lie but 50 yards from the front door. The expansive maple wood floors that stretch throughout the entire original building are still in good condition and have not been re-sanded since installation. The office is walled with knotty pine paneling, is home to a walk-in vault, and is wired with high-speed internet. The original office floor in the main building is a beautiful parquet that has been dutifully preserved. All of the roof surfaces are in good to excellent condition. Hundreds of Sedalians have worked and supported their families as employees of the J.A. Lamy Manufacturing Co. since the business moved into the building in the late 1800’s. The business was a traditional apparel contractor - or haberdasher - manufacturing garments for the likes of Montgomery Wards, J.C. Penney, Sears Roebuck and the United States Military, then becoming a contractor exclusively for Levi Strauss & Co. for over 50 years before closing in 1998. The ground level is home to Sedalia’s largest climate-controlled self-storage business that has been in operation since 2000 (www.baststorage.com), and provides the building owner
