Old St. Louis County Courthouse, MO Photos

The Old St. Louis County Courthouse is now a museum which is part of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial operated by National Park Service. Building started in 1828 under architects Lavielle & Morton and later expanded by others. The extensive murals in the dome by Carl Wimar and two of the original courtrooms have been restored. The most famous case tried in the building was the 1847 Dred Scott Decision under which the court entrenched slavery by ruling they could not be free in free states. The courtroom used for Dred Scott no longer exists.

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Gateway Arch & St. Louis skyline from Mississippi River. St Louis, MO.	Old St. Louis County Courthouse (1828) seen from atop Gateway Arch. St Louis, MO.	Old Courthouse at dusk. St Louis, MO.	Old St. Louis County Courthouse (1828) now a museum of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial operated by National Park Service. St Louis, MO. Architect: Lavielle & Morton.

Old St. Louis County Courthouse framed by the Gateway Arch. St Louis, MO.	Dome of Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Cupola atop dome of Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Neoclassical Doric entrance of Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.

Old St. Louis County Courthouse against setting sun. St Louis, MO.	Dome interior of Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Ring of balconies within Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Allegorical figures painted in dome of Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.

Edward Bates portrait by Carl Wimar at Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Martha Washington portrait by Carl Wimar at Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Courtroom in Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Courtroom dome in Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.

West Courtroom in Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.	Bust of Louis D. Brandeis, Associate Justice (1916-41) at Old St. Louis County Courthouse. St Louis, MO.


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