Frenchtown Historic District

For the district in New Jersey, see Frenchtown Historic District (Frenchtown, New Jersey).

Frenchtown Historic District
Frenchtown Historic District is located in Missouri
Frenchtown Historic District
Frenchtown Historic District is located in the United States
Frenchtown Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Fifth, Clark and French Sts. and the Missouri R., St. Charles, Missouri
Coordinates38°47′19″N 90°28′48″W / 38.78861°N 90.48000°W / 38.78861; -90.48000
Area102.6 acres (41.5 ha)
ArchitectPlatte, John Joseph; Wessbecher, Louis
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial, French Colonial
NRHP reference No.91000216 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Mary M. Stiritz (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frenchtown Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 25 photographs) and Site map

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