Frenchtown Historic District

Frenchtown Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by N. Fifth, Clark and French Sts. and the Missouri R., St. Charles, Missouri
Coordinates 38°47′19″N 90°28′48″W / 38.78861°N 90.48000°W / 38.78861; -90.48000Coordinates: 38°47′19″N 90°28′48″W / 38.78861°N 90.48000°W / 38.78861; -90.48000
Area 102.6 acres (41.5 ha)
Architect Platte, John Joseph; Wessbecher, Louis
Architectural style Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial, French Colonial
NRHP reference #

91000216

[1]
Added to NRHP March 14, 1991

Frenchtown Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri. The district encompasses 205 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the Frenchtown section of St. Charles. It developed between about 1830 and 1940, and includes representative examples of Greek Revival style, Late Victorian style and Colonial style architecture. The district includes an industrial complex associated with the St. Charles Car Company, founded in 1873, and later known as the American Car and Foundry Company.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mary M. Stiritz (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frenchtown Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 25 photographs) and Site map


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