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. Marker is on North Main Street south of Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 North Main Street, Saint Charles MO 63301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
