It’s since been turned into a restaurant, but the old water works is an impressive example of Art Deco architecture.
Tag: St. Charles
First Missouri State Capitol
Looks like there’s a new visitors’ center attached to the First Capitol. Interesting to imagine how state politics would have been different if the capital hadn’t been moved to Jefferson City.
Various Houses, Main Street, St. Charles
It’s interesting to see how “regular” houses, in other words, not row houses, are mixed in with the older dwellings on Main Street.
Big House, Little House, Main Street, St. Charles
It’s interesting how so many of the small houses on Main Street survived over the last two centuries, while two story houses filled in between them.
Beaux-Arts Bank Building, Main Street, St. Charles
Update: As of June 2018, this bank is still a branch of the iconic Llewellyn’s Pub.
Front or Back Porches? Main Street, St. Charles
A tour guide once told me these were actually the fronts of these buildings, not the sides facing Main Street. Tour guides tend to make up stuff, so I don’t know if this is true or not. It might make sense, as it would be facing the river.