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

Thornhill

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2021

1. Thornhill Marker

Inscription. Built between the years 1815-1820

The residence of Frederick Bates
1777 - 1825

Secretary of the Louisiana Territory
1807 - 1820

Second Governor of Missouri
1824-1825
Thornhill was donated to St. Louis County by Mr. and Mrs. Leicester B Faust - 1968

Erected 1983 by Missouri-Kansas Jurisdiction, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 38° 40.072′ N, 90° 32.709′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Thornill Estate 0.2 miles Faust Park Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Thornhill Estate, Chesterfield MO 63017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Smoke House (within shouting distance of this marker); Icehouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Miles A. Seed Carriage House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alt School House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clester Cabin (approx. ¼

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mile away); Hoch House (approx. ¼ mile away); Mertz Log Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Conway House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Thornhill Estate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 31, 2021

2. Thornhill Estate

Gravesite of Frederick Bates image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith

3. Gravesite of Frederick Bates

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.