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Courthouse · St. Louis, United States
Old Courthouse
- Dated
- Dated 1839–62
- Declared purpose
- County and federal courthouse
- Today
- Survives, part of Gateway Arch National Park
- Build time
- About 23 years (1839–62)
- Region
- United States
- On the list as
- Documented
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A domed Greek Revival courthouse where the Dred Scott case was first heard. Its iron dome predates the US Capitol's.
An early iron dome
Its cast-iron dome was finished in 1862, before the US Capitol's.
Dred Scott
The case began here.
Questions worth asking
- Who had the know-how for iron domes so early?
Possible original uses
- Courthouse
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
