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

Rue de l’Eglise

Second Street

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014

1. Rue de l’Eglise Marker

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English
Rue de l’Eglise (“Church Street” or Second Street) was named for the Catholic Church that it ran alongside the center of the town. The first church was a small cabin that lasted six years, from 1770-1776. The second church, built in 1776, was a more substantial vertical log structure, measuring 60 x 30 feet. It probably looked very much like the Holy Family Church in Cahokia, Illinois (built in 1799), with nearly identical dimensions. The 1776 church was used until the construction of a much larger brick church by 1818. The current Old Cathedral of stone was completed in 1834 and replaced all of the earlier structures.

French
La Rue de l’Eglise (“Church Street” or Second Street) portait le nom de l’église catholique qu’elle longeait au centre-ville. De 1770 à 1776, la première église fut une petite cabane. La deuxième église, construite en 1776, était une construction “poteaux en terre,” mesurant 60 par 30 pieds. Elleressemblait probablementbeaucoupà l’église de la Sainte-Famille à Cahokia dans Illinois (édifiée en 1799), avec des dimensions à peu près identiques. L’église de 1776 fut utilisée jusqu’à la construction d’une église en briques beaucoup plus grande en 1818. La Vielle Cathédrale actuelle, construite en pierre, fut achevée en 1834 et remplaça tous les édifices antérieurs.

Erected 2014

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by Creole Colonial Corridor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 38° 37.858′ N, 90° 11.06′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. It is on North 2nd Street near Morgan Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker was originally located at a parking lot across from the Greeley Building (618-624 N. 2nd Street), but as of June 2020 it now sits at the northern parking lot just down the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 N 2nd St, Saint Louis MO 63102, 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: In Memory of Katherine Ward Burg

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

2. Rue de l’Eglise Marker

Marker has moved to the north Lacledes Landing parking lot.

(about 500 feet away); About This Place / Black Wealth and Influence (about 600 feet away); The Eads Bridge (about 600 feet away); 1996 (about 800 feet away); 1994 (about 800 feet away); 1995 (about 800 feet away); 1997 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert J. Baer Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Other markers no longer nearby. Old Judge Coffee Bldg. (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); La Grande Rue (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Old Missouri Hotel (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Rue Royale (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker is located in Laclede's Landing. It is one of seven street markers given (by the Creole Colonial Corridor) to St. Louis in honor of the city's 250th birthday.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 16, 2014

3. Rue de l’Eglise Marker

The marker as shown in its former location

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,080 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on June 17, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. Photos: 1. submitted on November 12, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on June 17, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 3. submitted on November 12, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.