On Menard Street north of Victor Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property - 3 lots, 2 buildings - sold in 1973 for $1.00. October 7, 1837 the City of St. Louis deeded a large tract of land to Francis Cabanne, one of St. Louis' "Founding Fathers." Used as a stable from 1849-1891, it became a carriage factory; . . . — — Map (db m218900) HM
On South 9th Street south of Soulard Street, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated as St. Paul's Evangelical Church, the building was destroyed by the Great Cyclone of 18896, then rebuilt and rededicated in 1897. The church became Holy Trinity Slovak Catholic in 1924. Sold by the Archdiocese in 1990, the building became . . . — — Map (db m215649) HM
In 1848, Heinrich (Henry) Becker purchased this lot from Benjamin Soulard. Becker subsequently built this two-unit Federal-style flounder house. Its first story was originally a storefront for the family's brick-making business. Kilns, an alley . . . — — Map (db m160367) HM
On Sidney Street at South 10th Street on Sidney Street.
This building is the last vestige of three Soulard breweries that operated within a block of this site. This structure was originally part of the Schilling and Schneider Brewery. Later, Green Tree Brewery used the building as an accounting office . . . — — Map (db m158882) HM
On South 11th Street at Sidney Street, on the right when traveling north on South 11th Street.
This corner commercial space with apartments above was the quintessential 1890s city building model. Bricklayer Hy Debus built this structure for Schatz's Grocery. The Star of David topping the faηade celebrated the Schatz family faith, and the . . . — — Map (db m158932) HM
On Pestalozzi Street east of 13th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Clydesdales' stable is the official home of the world-famous eight-horse hitch. Originally used as a private stable for Adolphus Busch's horses, the stable is one of the registered National Historic Landmarks in the Anheuser-Busch brewery . . . — — Map (db m133130) HM
On Sidney Street west of South 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Possibly dating to pre - 1870, the Brunelle House was built by architect Nathan D. Allen as a single family home for stone-quarry owner Henry Brunelle. Originally built on 3 lots, this 3 story home sits upon a limestone basement which tops a . . . — — Map (db m159516) HM
On Pestalozzi Street at South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on Pestalozzi Street.
Originally constructed as the Lyon School in 1868 at a cost of $42,000, this building was intended to serve educational needs of the entire far southern and western portions of St. Louis. It was named in honor of Captain Nathaniel Lyon, the . . . — — Map (db m133131) HM
On Pestalozzi Street at South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east on Pestalozzi Street.
The Brewhouse with its dominant clocktower is the heart of the St. Louis brewery.
Since 1852
[Additional plaque nearby]
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic . . . — — Map (db m133140) HM
On Lafayette Avenue east of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east.
History
The area known as Soulard was once part of the estate of Antoine and Julia Soulard. Antoine came to St. Louis via New Orleans, having left France to literally save his head - he was a loyalist to King Louis XVI. Once in St. Louis he . . . — — Map (db m189727) HM
On South 7th Street at Ann Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 7th Street.
This two-story structure is Federal style architecture, with a gabled roof, six over six windows, and a corbelled cornice. Small, mixed use commercial and residential structures were common in this densely-populated walking city. This building was . . . — — Map (db m160365) HM
On Ann Avenue just east of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The original Lafayette School stood on this site in the middle of the 19th Century. The elementary school was named for Marie Jean Paul Lafayette, French-born American Revolutionary War hero. In 1906, architect William B. Ittner designed a new, . . . — — Map (db m160366) HM
On South 12th Street at McGirk Street, on the right when traveling south on South 12th Street.
Louis Obert was born in Germany in 1845 and emigrated to St. Louis in 1866. Obert purchased the Arsenal Brewery in 1876. Located across the street and slightly south, the brewery produced the flagship brand Tannhauser. A contemporary of Adolphus . . . — — Map (db m159007) HM
On Lynch Street at South 12th Street, on the right when traveling north on Lynch Street.
Originally this land contained a bottling shed for Arsenal Brewery. In 1937, city architect Albert Osberg (who also designed Soulard Market) designed a series of Art Deco police stations for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. This . . . — — Map (db m159009) HM
On South 13th Street north of Lynch Street, on the right when traveling south.
"Murph" Aboussie was a "People's Politician". His first and last concern was for the "other guy". He believed in youth and always had time to listen. He knew that the youth would be our leaders of tomorrow. The youth had to be given the opportunity . . . — — Map (db m158659) HM
On Sidney Street at South 12th Street on Sidney Street.
Max Feuerbacher was owner of the Green Tree Brewery. When he built this home, he was the first to flank a private residence with stone lions-hence the mansion's nickname "The Lion House." The cupola on the roof provides long-ranging views of . . . — — Map (db m158881) HM
2105 Menard St. was the first & middle house of the "Menard Triplets". Back half built in 1850 & front portion added in late 1870's. Once vacant & vandalized, the house was restored in 1985 with interior pieces from the old Laclede Gas Bldg, the . . . — — Map (db m158879) HM
On South 8th Street north of Geyer Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This pre-Civil War home originally had a Federal-style slanted roof. In 1875, the mansard roof, cornice, side conservatory, and Italianate and Second Empire faηade were added by quarry owner Philip W Schneider. Nicknamed "Granite Schneider," his . . . — — Map (db m160370) HM
On Ann Avenue west of South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Before 1908, this city block included the Wm. Stumpf Brewery, Joseph Scheybel Mansion, and numerous other homes and businesses. In 1908, Saint Louis implemented a plan to convert the block to a city park, which was named for the Ottawa chief who led . . . — — Map (db m159513) HM
On South 11th Street at Lami Street, on the right when traveling north on South 11th Street.
Originally built as a hipped-roof flounder on the north of two lots, this early 1850s home started as just two rooms. Built by store owner Renault Beauvais, the home faced Lami Street. Enlarged in the 1870s to add a kitchen, this single-family home . . . — — Map (db m159515) HM
On South 12th Street north of McGirk Street, on the right when traveling north.
The lots were sold at Auction in 1865 with the dissolution of the French common fields. This connected series of Victorian style red brick townhouses has four-level, high bay windows on the faηade with mansard roofs. The six homes may be similar, . . . — — Map (db m159008) HM
On South 12th Street south of Lami Street, on the right when traveling north.
This three-story Georgian revival-style building with turrets incorporates a Queen Anne tower topped with a 'witches hat' roof. The owner-builder, Henry Ruckert, completed the structure in 1889 at a cost of $140,000. He placed his initials and the . . . — — Map (db m163827) HM
On South 8th Street at Lafayette Avenue on South 8th Street.
This is the oldest farmers market west of the Mississippi. The land was owned by the Soulard family. In 1841, Julia Cerre Soulard, widow of Antoine Soulard, donated two city blocks to the people of St. Louis to preserve the market's future. The . . . — — Map (db m158651) HM
On South 12th Street south of Gravois Avenue (State Highway 30), on the right when traveling south.
In the late 1920s the City of St. Louis extended Gravois Ave to connect to 12th St, creating a path for the world-famous Route 66. Part of the City Beautiful Movement to create garden and green space for the city, the triangle became a Sinclair . . . — — Map (db m160372) HM
On South 8th Street north of Geyer Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Louis Mette, a wine-tobacco-liquor wholesaler, was a parishioner of Sts. Peter and Paul Church. He built this foursquare style home with Romanesque accents. Mette passed the property to the parish to provide support to women and children. The two . . . — — Map (db m163822) HM
On South 7th Street at Geyer Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 7th Street.
This Church (the third on this site) was dedicated in 1875. Designed by Franz George Himpler in German Gothic architectural style. The renovated church interior is a combination of the original concept of an open German hall church with a dynamic . . . — — Map (db m163826) HM
On Geyer Avenue west of South 10th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Probably built in the 1850s, this house first appears in historical records in 1869 when Bohemian immigrants Joseph Slezak, b1819, and wife, Catharine, b1824, moved here with sons, Frank and Joseph. Joseph Krivanec immigrated from Bohemia in 1882 . . . — — Map (db m158876) HM
On Allen Avenue west of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling west.
One of the few French Creole buildings left in Soulard, this cottage is not aligned with the surrounding streets and buildings - it pre-dates them. The stone and brick masonry foundation with stand-alone center chimney was built into the pre-urban . . . — — Map (db m160376) HM
On South 8th Street south of Soulard Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Formed in 1839, Trinity is the oldest Lutheran congregation west of the Mississippi River. The congregation moved to this location from a site farther northeast near the river. The 1864 building, destroyed in the 1896 cyclone, was replaced with the . . . — — Map (db m158595) HM
On South 12th Street south of Barton Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building was designed and built by Ulfert Ruhaak at a cost of $8000. It was a vaudeville theater, American Nickelodean, which had an Air Dome for summer use. In 1921, this became the American Theatre. In later years this was also a church, . . . — — Map (db m158935) HM
