St. Charles in St. Charles County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First Missouri State Capitol Buildings

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 18, 2021
1. First Missouri State Capitol Buildings Marker
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 38° 46.804′ N, 90° 28.913′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on South Main Street just north of First Capitol Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 194 S Main St, 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: The Kitchen Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); 136 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Dog-Trot Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); 130 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 119 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); First State Capitol of Missouri (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Seth Millington (within shouting distance of this marker); Secretary of State William Grymes Pettus (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Charles.
Also see . . . First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site (Missouri State Parks). (Submitted on June 24, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

