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Washington in Franklin County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Schnier Building

1883

 
 
Schnier Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 6, 2018
1. Schnier Building Marker
Inscription. Built to house Fred Schnier's sewing machine and tailoring business, it also showcased his wife Katharina's handmaid hair goods shop. The family resided here for two generations.
 
Erected 2014 by City of Washington, Missouri. (Marker Number 40.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWomen. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, City of Washington series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.
 
Location. 38° 33.54′ N, 91° 0.709′ W. Marker is in Washington, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on West 2nd Street west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 West 2nd Street, Washington MO 63090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor and in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Theatre Verein (within shouting distance of this marker); Tamm Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Log House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schuenemeyer Saloon (about 300 feet away); Marie Krog House (about 300 feet away); Francis Becker Building (about 300 feet away); G. Henry Herweck Building
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(about 300 feet away); Droege's Mercantile Food Store (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
 
Schnier Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 6, 2018
2. Schnier Building Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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