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

Hackmann Cabin

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

1. Hackmann Cabin Marker

Inscription. This authentic log cabin, home to five generations of Hackmanns, was originally located on the current site of the Creve Coeur Golf Course and Dielmann Recreation Complex. It began as one room in the early 1800s and became the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hackmann and their son John Henry when they settled in the area in 1842. John Henry and his wife added a kitchen, dining room, loft, and porch. Their son, namesake of his grandfather Herman, and his wife raised 10 children here. The oldest, Oliver, was the last generation to bring up a family in the cabin: Ray Hackmann, Aldine Taylor, and Audrey Litzinger. Audrey and her husband Orion lived on Craig Road until the late 1970s. Audrey’s son Jack attended high school in University City because Parkway School District’s first secondary school didn’t open until 1957.

Erected by City of Creve Coeur Parks & Recreation Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 38° 38.789′ N, 90° 26.986′ W. Marker is in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in St.

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Louis County. It can be reached from Conway Road west of North Forty Drive. Marker is on a walking trail at Conway Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12301 Conway Rd, Saint Louis MO 63141, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Tender Courage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Estill Log Cabin (approx. 1½ miles away); Kropp Log Cabin (approx. 1½ miles away); Oge Log Cabin (approx. 1½ miles away); Stan Musial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tappmeyer Homestead (approx. 1.9 miles away); Des Peres Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

2. Hackmann Cabin Marker

(approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Creve Coeur.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lake School (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional commentary.
1.
This cabin has been disassembled in the early 2020's, with the logs being held at St. Louis County's Faust Park, to be reassembled at their village there. The City of Creve Coeur was unwilling to maintain the cabin that had sat, since original construction, in their community. The city had moved the cabin from its original site to Conway Park in the 1990's when the wished to use the cabin land to expand the parking lot for their ice rink. A similar fate orcurred with Clester Cabin. Also owned by Creve Coeur, and in Conway Park, when it was disassembled.

— Submitted February 11, 2025.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, November 12, 2021

3. Hackmann Cabin Marker

Marker is located at Conway Park off the walking trail. This is the beginning of the trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.