Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Royal N'Orleans

— Old Town Cape —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2021

1. Royal N'Orleans Marker

Inscription.
Turner Hall, as this building was once known, was built in 1868 with contributions from members of the community. Designed by Nicholas Gonner, an architect, civil engineer and contractor in 1888, the Masons purchased Turner Hall & it became the Opera House & Masonic Lodge. In 1904, the Naeter brothers started & published the first issue of the Daily Republican on these premises. In 1954 the Royal N’Orleans was opened.

Erected by Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Entertainment • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 37° 18.375′ N, 89° 31.258′ W. Marker is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. It is on Broadway Street just west of North Lorimier Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the southwest corner of the subject building, facing Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Broadway Street, Cape Girardeau MO 63701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

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: Opera House (a few steps from this marker); The Southeast Missourian Building (within shouting distance of this marker);

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The Art of Printing / Gathering & Disseminating News (within shouting distance of this marker); Marquette Tower (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ivers Square Civil War Monuments (about 400 feet away); H&H Building (about 400 feet away); Grant in Southeast Missouri (about 700 feet away); Telephone Service (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2021

2. Royal N'Orleans Marker

The marker is mounted near the left/west edge of the front/south facade.

Royal N'Orleans / Turner Hall (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2021

3. Royal N'Orleans / Turner Hall (southwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.