Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Old Missouri Hotel
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014
1. Old Missouri Hotel Marker
On this site stood the Old Missouri Hotel. The first legislature convened here under the first state constitution on September 18, 1820. The year before Missouri was admitted to the Union. It was also the site of the inauguration of the first governor of Missouri, Alexander McNair and of the election of the state’s first U.S. Senators David Barton and Thomas Hart Benton.
Frederic Reader designed the current building for the Christian Peper Tobacco Company in 1874. The same year the Eads Bridge was completed. It is one of the largest cast iron from buildings in this country. Reader Place is listed as one of the 500 significant architectural structures in the U.S.
In 1976 the architectural firm of Kimble A. Cohn Associates remodeled the building of offices and restaurants as part of the redevelopment of Laclede’s Landing. The Raeder Place building is virtually intact from the time of its construction.
Erected by Kimble A. Cohn Associates.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1820.
Location. 38° 37.84′ N, 90° 10.996′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Morgan Street near North First
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. La Grande Rue (a few steps from this marker); Rue Royale (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rue de l’Eglise (about 300 feet away); In Memory of Katherine Ward Burg (about 300 feet away); The James B. Eads Bridge (about 600 feet away); Action and Reaction (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1996 (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1994 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
More about this marker. This marker is located in the Laclede's Landing Neighborhood.
Also see . . . Laclede's Landing Riverfront District. Website homepage (Submitted on June 13, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014
2. Old Missouri Hotel Marker
The marker is placed on the Morgan Street side of Raeder Place.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
