LaSalle Park in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

St. John Nepomuk Chapel

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019

1. St. John Nepomuk Chapel Marker

Inscription.
1st Czech Catholic Church in America
Founded in 1854

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 38° 36.741′ N, 90° 12.323′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in LaSalle Park. It is at the intersection of South 11th Street and Lafayette Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South 11th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1625 South 11th Street, Saint Louis MO 63104, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 9th Street Abbey (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Slezak House (approx. ¼ mile away);

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Soulard Market (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Soulard (approx. ¼ mile away); Becker House (approx. ¼ mile away); Soulard Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Elizabeth Settlement & Day Nursery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Philip W Schneider House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Trinity Lutheran Church and School (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

St. John Nepomuk Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019

2. St. John Nepomuk Chapel

Cornerstone of the chapel (in Czech) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019

3. Cornerstone of the chapel (in Czech)

Engraving on the side of the chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019

4. Engraving on the side of the chapel

Engravings on the side of the chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019

5. Engravings on the side of the chapel

Additional engraving on the side of the chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2019

6. Additional engraving on the side of the chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.