St. Charles in St. Charles County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
227-229 North Main
The Hoffman House Hotel Thro Clothing Co.
| | 1863 George Ochri | |
Thro & Company Clothing, formerly a 137 N. Main (shown above), has been owned and managed by the Thro family since 1898 when Jean Baptiste Thro, Sr., and his nephew Jean Baptist Thro, Jr., founded the clothing store. J.D. Thro, Senior's Unlce Melchior Thro had been in the mercantile business in this area since arriving in the US in 1837 from Alsace-Lorraine.
This current structure actually dates to two buildings, one stone (built pre-1850) and the 1863 Hoffman House Hotel. In 1949 F.W. Woolworth Co. bought both buildings and tore down the south stone building and substantially remodeled the hotel structure. The south building was a saloon, the Grand ice cream parlor with a two-story brick addition for the candy kettle, a drug store, and then "the dime store", for more than four decades.
Erected 2010 by Historic Downtown Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 38° 46.966′ N, 90° 28.84′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on North Main Street south
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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 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 223-225 North Main (here, next to this marker); 219 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 215 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 220-226 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 218 North Main (a few steps from this marker); 212 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 230 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 213 North Main (within shouting distance
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