Missouri’s First State Capitol Located In St. Charles Is A State Historic Site
These four connected brick buildings were used for four years
From 1821 to 1826, the building pictured above was the First Missouri State Capitol Building and it’s a state historic site. The property is now state-owned. There’s a lot of history to discover in St. Charles, Missouri, and this building is a part of it.
Legislative matters were held in these connected buildings while the permanent capitol was being planned and constructed in Jefferson City. These buildings represent the Federal-style of architecture and they were restored from 1961 to 1971.
This building is also part of the St. Charles Historic District within the Riverfront neighborhood. The state acquired this property in 1960. In 1969, it was added to the list of the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
There are four connected brick buildings on this property that was constructed on stone foundations.
Missouri’s first seat of government
Prior to the seat of government being transferred to Jefferson City, it was located in a red brick building in St. Charles, Missouri. It’s uncertain when the connected…
