St. Charles in St. Charles County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
809 Jefferson Street
Midtown Neighborhood Historic District
This the Henry Ehlmann House, probably built in 1873. Situated very close to the street, this 1½-story brick Federal style house has a side-gabled roof trimmed with an entablature having a cornice with corbelled brick dentils and an architrave with a dogtooth course. The roof's front slope holds a wide shed dormer with a band of three 6/1 clad windows and side walls finished with fish scale shingles.
When the house was originally built, it had two rooms on the main floor with a large attic on the upper level. A summer kitchen and a smoke house were located at the rear of the home. The dormers were added in 1903. The windows have stone lug sills and are framed by louvered blinds. The door opens onto a stoop and a stairway extends from the west side, hugging the front wall of the house, which was built shortly after the lot was purchased in 1873 by Henry Ehlmann.
The house may have been built by Christian Bode, who was a carpenter (and lived next door); however, since Ehlmann owned Henry Ehlmann & Son, brick contractors, he likely was responsible for the brickwork.
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Location. 38° 47.061′ N, 90° 29.474′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on Jefferson Street east of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 809 Jefferson Street, Saint Charles MO 63301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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: 819 Jefferson Street (a few steps from this marker); 900 Jefferson Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 715 Jefferson Street (about 400
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
