This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Custom House and Schemmer Shops Preserve St. Charles History
A detailed archival account traces the Custom House on South Main Street in St. Charles from early 19th century use as a tollhouse and travelers’ shelter to the 1921 shift when the building became Missouri’s first state capital. It describes inspections of wagons, the building’s three stories, heated rooms, and later conversion to tavern use, blacksmith and wagon shops, and eventual restoration by Mrs. Richard Palmer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braielin Intelligence
St Charles
Waek- Gach
Custom House
St. Louis
Oper
Missopri
Sata
Capitol
St. Henry and
John F. Schemmer Bros
St. Charles Co Historice Society
Schemmer Brothers
John Schemmer
Henry
Sts
Linier
Schemmer
Custone
Tatsuray Bute
Ana Clackemith
Main Street
Sienry
John Schem
St. Charles
Schemmers
Richard Palmer
Hadels
Neary Schemmer
South Main Street
Blacksingh
Palmer
Henry Schemmer
Cosnos
RGA
Thomas H. Gox
Pathe
Gueton Hesse