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Look Back: Great Fire of 1849

Date: 5/13/2011

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Photo by Missouri History Museum, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and History of St. Louis

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The Old Rock House in the late 1930s, when it was used as a tavern. It had been remodeled and modified several times since fur-trader Manuel Lisa, one of the city's first businessmen, built it in 1818 as his warehouse on Front Street. The building survived the Great Fire and the massive demolition of the riverfront that began in 1939 to make way for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Workers removed the roof and other ad-ons, but dismantled it in 1959 to await permanent reassembly at a site nearby. Most of the stones were lost or stolen. Some are on display in the Old Courthouse, and the rest of what's left are in storage. The Rock House was at 13-14 North Front Street, later called Wharf Street and now known as Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard.(Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)

Caption: The Old Rock House in the late 1930s, when it was used as a tavern. It had been remodeled and modified several times since fur-trader Manuel Lisa, one of the city's first businessmen, built it in 1818 as his warehouse on Front Street. The building survived the Great Fire and the massive demolition of the riverfront that began in 1939 to make way for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Workers removed the roof and other ad-ons, but dismantled it in 1959 to await permanent reassembly at a site nearby. Most of the stones were lost or stolen. Some are on display in the Old Courthouse, and the rest of what's left are in storage. The Rock House was at 13-14 North Front Street, later called Wharf Street and now known as Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard.(Jefferson National Expansion Memorial) Album ID: 1246589 Photo ID: 35707159

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