St. Charles Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by the Missouri River and Madison, Chauncey, and 2nd Sts.; also 1000 S. Main St.; also bounded by Madison, 2nd, Jefferson, and the alley behind the 100 block of S. Main St.; also the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of N. Main St., St. Charles, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°46′45″N 90°28′57″W / 38.77904°N 90.48253°W |
| Area | 47 acres (19 ha), 1.3 acres (0.53 ha), 3.1 acres (1.3 ha), 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
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| NRHP reference No. | 70000856 (original) 87000903 (increase 1) 91000504 (increase 2) 96001087[1] (increase 3) |
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| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1970 |
| Boundary increases | June 4, 1987 May 1, 1991 October 10, 1996 |
The St. Charles Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri. It is the site of the first permanent European settlement on the Missouri River and of the embarkation of Lewis and Clark's journey of exploration along the Missouri. The first state capital of Missouri and over one hundred other historic buildings are located in the district.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "St. Charles Historic District". Lewis and Clark Expedition. National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2014.