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Marie Krog House

1896

 
 
Marie Krog House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 6, 2018
1. Marie Krog House Marker
Inscription. Miss Krog taught German in the Washington Public Schools and piano lessons out of her home. She built this attractive home and lived here until her death in 1917.
 
Erected 2013 by City of Washington, Missouri. (Marker Number 32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, City of Washington series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
 
Location. 38° 33.514′ N, 91° 0.647′ W. Marker is in Washington, Missouri, in Franklin County. It is on East 2nd Street east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 East Second 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: Historic Log House (a few steps from this marker); Southern Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Tamm Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Theatre Verein (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schnier Building (about 300 feet away); Francis Becker Building (about 400 feet away); G. Henry Herweck Building (about 500 feet away); Schuenemeyer Saloon (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
 
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Marie Krog House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 6, 2018
2. Marie Krog House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 31 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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