The Old Courthouse
Place 4 of 46Missouri, USA

The Old Courthouse

The history

The domed 1828 courthouse under the Arch where Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom in 1846 — the case that ran to the Supreme Court in 1857 and helped push the country into civil war. Virginia Minor's suit for a woman's right to vote was filed here too.

In brief

The Old St. Louis County Courthouse was built as a combination federal and state courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Missouri's tallest habitable building from 1864 to 1894, it is now part of Gateway Arch National Park and operated by the National Park Service for historical exhibits and events.

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Then & now

St. Louis, MO Old Courthouse in 1862 (3400916133).jpg
1862 — St. Louis, MO Old Courthouse in 1862 (3400916133) · Wikimedia Commons
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Today — my photograph

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Where it is

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