Historic Structure Report: Historic Data Section, Part 1, and Historic Grounds Study, Old Courthouse, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, National Historic Site, St. Louis, Missiouri, 1839-1960

摘要

This Historic Structure Report is an account of the history of the interior and the grounds of the Old Courthouse. The Old Courthouse, now occupied by area headquarters, was built in sections beginning in 1839 and was completed in 1862. The report discusses the early construction and expansion phases, the structure's completion, renovation of the rotunda in 1880-1902, its decline from 1915-1940, and the eventual preservation and rehabilitation 1940-1960 of the courthouse.