1314 N. 3rd
Frenchtown Historic District
Built circa 1894 by Otto & Augusta Hischke, Prussian immigrants. The house has a shotgun floorplan of brick made in Frenchtown on a raised foundation of locally quarried and cut "Burlington" limestone.
The Victorian Vernacular has Steamboat Gothic details: the exposed front gable rafters are supported by carved purlins. The front and right (street-side) gables have exposed and carved rafter tails. The arched top window heads have hand carved vines and flowers above flat topped moldings on the double front windows. Flat sawn redwood balusters and polychrome paint are prominent features of the style.
The brickwork shows our local German design influences including cornices with stepped corners and dentils on the outside corners, segmented arched brick headers over the windows and doorways and also extensive brick sidewalks and patios. Sadly, the small brick smokehouse/laundry that was behind this home was raised as many in town have been.
The house fell into disrepair and in 2006 was condemned by the city as "unfit for human habitation." After a complete two year restoration that included a new addition on the back, the house was featured in Better Homes & Gardens and St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles magazines and won the city's Garden Beautification Award.
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Location. 38° 47.54′ N, 90° 28.694′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Missouri, in St. Charles County. It is on North 3rd Street close to Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1314 N 3rd 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: 1310 North Third Street (here, next to this marker); 1400 North Second Street (about 400 feet away); 1101 North Third Street (about 700 feet away); 1112 North Fourth Street (about 700 feet away); 1216 North Fifth Street (about 800 feet away); 1200 North Fifth Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1201 North Fifth Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frenchtown Neighborhood (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Charles.
Another marker is no longer nearby. 1322 North Second Street (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
