First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site

The First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site is a historic site of the first county seat of young U.S. state of Missouri from 1821 to 1826. The 0.27 -acre State Park located in St. Charles in St. Charles County of the U.S. state of Missouri. The Katy Trail State Park runs right past the property and separates it from the banks of the Missouri River flowing past in sight.

Before the official Missouri State was the territorial administrative matters were settled at different locations in St. Louis. As with 1821 date for the founding of the state of Missouri was foreseeable, a fixed seat of government should be established and on a previously undeveloped land on the Missouri River Jefferson City should emerge as a future capital. The design and construction of a government building was begun and for the transitional period until the completion had to find a different place for the business of government. Nine cities had applied to be a transition fit and St. Charles was awarded the contract.

On November 25, 1820, Governor Alexander McNair St. Charles declared the first capital of Missouri. The first meeting was held in the new temporary Capitol on June 4, 1821. The meeting room was located just on the first floor of the brick building as well as the governor's office and rooms for the Senate. On the ground floor the brothers Charles and Ruluff Peck had set up a general store. Until October 1, 1826 a total of 4 wrapped governors the state affairs in St. Charles from, followed by the now completed new and permanent seat of government in the new capital of Jefferson City was ready for occupation.

1960 earned the state's slowly decaying property and began with a 10 -year-long restoration. Eleven rooms in the building complex were added to the original state and another nine rooms equipped with furniture and furnishings from the period 1821-1826. Even the grocery store by the Brothers Peck was set up in a way that was common in the early 1800s.