Soulard in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Main Office Building
Anheuser Busch
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019
1. Historic Site Marker
Inscription.
Main Office Building. Anheuser Busch. Originally constructed as the Lyon School in 1868 at a cost of $42,000, this building was intended to serve educational needs of the entire far southern and western portions of St. Louis. It was named in honor of Captain Nathaniel Lyon, the commander of the Union Forces in Missouri during the early days of the Civil War. It was to this school Adolphus Busch sent each of his children including August A. Busch Sr., who when he later became President of the brewery had his office in the same room where he once attended class. By 1907, the city no longer needed the Lyon School and sold it to Adolphus Busch, who converted it into the brewery's main office building while maintaining its exterior charm and grace. For 75 years, it housed the offices of each succeeding president of Anheuser-Busch until, 1982, the corporate headquarters were moved to One Busch Place.
Originally constructed as the Lyon School in 1868 at a cost of $42,000, this building was intended to serve educational needs of the entire far southern and western portions of St. Louis. It was named in honor of Captain Nathaniel Lyon, the commander of the Union Forces in Missouri during the early days of the Civil War. It was to this school Adolphus Busch sent each of his children including August A. Busch Sr., who when he later became President of the brewery had his office in the same room where he once attended class. By 1907, the city no longer needed the Lyon School and sold it to Adolphus Busch, who converted it into the brewery's main office building while maintaining its exterior charm and grace. For 75 years, it housed the offices of each succeeding president of Anheuser-Busch until, 1982, the corporate headquarters were moved to One Busch Place.
Erected by Anheuser Busch Companies, LLC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.
Location. 38° 35.854′ N, 90° 12.695′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Soulard. It is at the intersection of Pestalozzi Street and South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on Pestalozzi
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Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 721 Pestalozzi 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Capture of Camp Jackson (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019
2. Historic Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
