Gut Building/Post Office 1900-09 · Cosmos Building 1886
—1882 · Frederick Gut —
An earlier two-story structure, known as the Old Benne Building built by Joseph C. Easton circa 1840, was replaced by this building in 1882. The new Second Empire /Italianate building with its parade balcony and bracketed cornices and pediments was built by Frederick Gut. It was home to many businesses including the Hahn Bakery, the Bruns Machine Company, The Cosmos and the St. Charles Banner newspaper offices, and the U.S. Post Office while the new Post Office was being built across the street.HM Number | HM2C9O |
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Year Placed | 2010 |
Placed By | Historic Downtown Association |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, October 14th, 2018 at 5:04pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 718750 N 4295418 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.78038333, -90.48171667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 46.823', W 90° 28.903' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 46' 49.38" N, 90° 28' 54.18" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 636, 314 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 134 S Main St, Saint Charles MO 63301, US |
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