Benton Park West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
2831-2835 Cherokee Street
The Thompson Building or Starke's Market
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. 2831-2835 Cherokee Street Marker
Inscription.
2831-2835 Cherokee Street. The Thompson Building or Starke's Market. This commercial and residential building was built in 1895 by owner Jeremiah Thompson and building contractor H.R. Becker. Throughout the 1890s Thompson used the space for his butcher shop, while residing on McNair Avenue. In 1911 George W. Starke purchased the building for his butcher shop and grocery store. He had been located at 3403 California Avenue at the corner of Cherokee Street since 1901. After Starke's death in 1933 the business was taken over by his son, and Starke's Market remained in operation at this location until 1964. The associated one-story brick garage behind the building, on Oregon Avenue, was built in 1916 by George Starke and the plaque above the door bears his name "G. W. Starke". Throughout the 1960s and 70s the building occupied by the Cherokee Furniture Company. This 19th century building remains remarkably intact, with its original cast iron storefront and slate roof.
This commercial and residential building was built in 1895 by owner Jeremiah Thompson and building contractor H.R. Becker. Throughout the 1890s Thompson used the space for his butcher shop, while residing on McNair Avenue. In 1911 George W. Starke purchased the building for his butcher shop and grocery store. He had been located at 3403 California Avenue at the corner of Cherokee Street since 1901. After Starke's death in 1933 the business was taken over by his son, and Starke's Market remained in operation at this location until 1964. The associated one-story brick garage behind the building, on Oregon Avenue, was built in 1916 by George Starke and the plaque above the door bears his name "G. W. Starke". Throughout the 1960s and 70s the building occupied by the Cherokee Furniture Company. This 19th century building remains remarkably intact, with its original cast iron storefront and slate roof.
W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Benton Park West. It is at the intersection of Cherokee Street and Oregon Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cherokee Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2831 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis MO 63118, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
2. 2831-2835 Cherokee Street Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
